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INTRODUCTION x 

The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin is 
one of the liturgical prayers of the Church, 
and she imposes it on many of her children. 
Although the Little Office of Our Lady is 
considerably shorter than the ever-varying 
Office which the Clergy and Religious in 
solemn vows have to say, yet, coming as it 
does from the same authority, it is as much a 
liturgical prayer as the Divine Office, and 
has the same claims to be considered a part 
of the official worship which the mystical 
Spouse of Christ, the Church, daily offers 
to her Divine Head. 

Prayer is the great duty of man here 
below : Oportet semper or are et non deficere 
— " We ought always to pray and not to 
faint" (Luke xviii. i). 

We appear before God under three differ- 
ent aspects : as individuals, as members of 
congregations or societies, and as members 
of a Divine Society. Hence there are three 
kinds of prayer: (i) private prayer, (2) 
prayer in common, and (3) the prayer of the 
Church, or liturgical prayer. 

Of the first kind, private prayer, Our 
Lord spoke when He said : " But thou 

1 Vide Taunton's " Little Office of Our Lady." 
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INTRODUCTION 



waen thou shalt pray, enter into thy cham- 
ber, and having shut the door, pray to thy 
Father in secret, and thy Father who seeth 
in secret will repay thee " (Matt. vi. 6). 

The second kind, prayer in common, is 
that which we offer as members of congrega- 
tions or societies. The prayers said by the 
members of a family, such as morning and 
night prayers, the prayers said together by 
the members of a congregation or a com- 
munity, are better than individual prayers. 
Our Lord praised this kind of prayer when 
He said : " If two of you shall consent upon 
earth, concerning anything whatsoever they 
shall ask, it shall be done to them by My 
Father who is in heaven. For where there 
are two or three gathered together in My 
Name, there am I in the midst of them " 
(Matt, xviii. 19, 20). 

The third kind, liturgical prayer, is much 
more pleasing to God ; it excels both private 
prayer and prayer in common. It is the 
prayer we offer as members of a Divine 
Society, the Holy Church. 

The public prayer of the Church may be 
looked upon as the public act of the whole 
body of the Church. Those who by their 
Rule, approved by the Church, are charged 
with saying the Office, whether it be the 
Divine Office or the Little Office of the 
Blessed Virgin, say it as public officers of 
the Church, who officially stand before the 



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throne of God and make intercession for 
the whole body of Christ's Church. When 
performing this duty, even when alone, 
they cease to be private individuals; they 
are invested with the public character of 
ambassadors to the heavenly Court. But 
an ambassador's personal merit is of very 
secondary concern. What does matter is 
the dignity and power of him who sent the 
ambassador, and whom he represents. 
Those who take part in this public Office do 
not stand before God in their own name, nor 
yet in the name of the faithful assembled, 
but in the name of the Holy Church ap- 
pointed by God. Her service and prayer 
do not partake of the worth and devotion 
of the .angels, but of the worth of the mystical 
body of Christ. 

This prayer of the Church is the most 
excellent of prayers. Private prayer and 
prayer in common are doubtless very good, 
and highly pleasing to God; but they are 
human prayers, necessarily defective, made 
and said by men who are sinners, and not 
always altogether pleasing to God. Not so 
the prayers of the Church. These are al- 
ways graciously heard and pleasing : 

i. Because they are offered by the Spouse 
of Christ, and always exceedingly pleasing 
to Him because she is exceedingly loved by 
Him. During all eternity God rejoices in 
this prayer, in these canticles of praise, 



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and in these hymns of love of the Spouse of 
Christ. 

2. This prayer is most excellent, if we 
consider the sentiment and the words used. 
When we pray privately or in common, we 
express human feelings modified and colored 
by their natural source. But the prayers of 
the Church are almost wholly from Sacred 
Scripture; they express feelings inspired 
by the Holy Ghost Himself. When we use 
the inspired language of the Holy Spirit 
these words of the prayer of the Church are 
worthy of God, because they are His own 
words. This prayer is divine, therefore, 
both in the feelings it expresses and even in 
the words used. 

This, then, is our position when, in the 
name of the Church, we take up our Office 
book and say our Hours — as the Apostle 
says : we " put on the Lord Jesus Christ/' 
We are taking part in the heavenly worship 
which goes on forever before the great 
Throne, and are lending our voices to all 
creation to praise Him Who sits thereon. 
With such thoughts as these we shall enter 
upon our Office with a heart attuned to the 
work we have to do and we shall get from it 
the profit that Our Lord intends. 

Liturgical prayer, such as we have it in 
the Office and as is laid upon us by the 
Church, is no private devotion; it is the 
prayer which the Word Incarnate is ever 



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pouring forth in behalf of the mystical body 
of which He is the head. Those who say it 
are the willing instruments placed at His 
disposal by His Spouse, the Church. We 
abide in Him and He in us. The words we 
speak, we speak not of ourselves, but in His 
person. In liturgical prayer we have the 
most perfect means of adoring and thanking 
God, and of making supplication and atone- 
ment, that the Eternal Wisdom could pro- 
vide. By Jesus Christ, therefore, let us 
offer the sacrifice of praise to God con- 
tinually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving 
thanks to His Name. From this point of 
view there is nothing to be added to make 
us esteem and love our Office. No one who 
knows what it is can hesitate in putting it 
far above any private devotion ; for nothing 
can compare with it, save and except the 
Mass, with which it is so closely connected. 
The Office and the Mass form but one whole, 
and one can understand the Office only 
when it is studied in the light of the Altar ; 
for it is the setting of rich gold which sur- 
rounds and sets forth the priceless jewel of 
the Mass. 

Under all circumstances, when saying 
the Office of Our Lady, we must place our 
hand in hers, and together with her ap- 
proach the Throne of Grace. 

St. Augustine says : " Let it not be ob- 
jected that the words of the Office are not 



10 INTRODUCTION 

our own, that the Psalms were not composed 
for us, that they suppose thoughts, circum- 
stances, and dispositions that are not ours. 
For the Office has been compiled for us. 
The Psalms (we repeat it again) have Jesus, 
the Incarnate God, not David, as their first 
and principal object. What they express is 
not the mind of any one man in particular, 
but the mind of all Christians considered in 
Him Who is their divine head. The feel- 
ings contained in the Psalms are those 
which were wrought first in the soul of Our 
Lord by the Holy Ghost, and then through 
Him in all those who are members of His 
mystical body. Therefore they are ours as 
well as David's, or any of the saints. So 
it was for us the Psalms were written. The 
Holy Ghost had us in view when He in- 
spired them. He speaks of our perils, of 
our warfare; He mourns over our sins; 
and in true and touching words He speaks 
of our repentance, our hope, our zeal, our 
gratitude, and our love. For, according to 
St. Paul: "All things are yours; but ye 
are Christ's; and Christ is God's/' 



RUBRICS 

To Be Observed in Reciting 
the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin 

i. The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin 
is essentially the same throughout the year. 
However, as Advent and Christmas have 
portions proper to themselves, it may be 
divided into three parts : 

(I) The ordinary form of the Office 
begins at Matins the day after the Puri- 
fication. 

(II) The Advent Office begins with the 
Vespers of the Saturday before the first 
Sunday of Advent. 

(III) The Christmas Office begins with 
the first Vespers of Christmas and continues 
until after Compline of the Purification. 

2. When Lauds are said immediately 
after Matins the Ave Maria before the Deus 
in adjutorium is omitted. 

3. When the Office is said in private, the 
Anthem of the Blessed Virgin is said after 
Lauds and Compline only, unless the Little 
Hours follow immediately after Lauds; 
then the Anthem is said after the last Hour. 
The Little Hours end with an Ave Maria 
when they are said separately from Lauds or 
from one another. Vespers are also ter- 

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minated by an Ave Maria when they are 
separated from Compline. 

4. When the Office is said in public and 
discontinued after the recital of one of the 
Hours, the Anthem of the Blessed Virgin is 
always said. 

5. If one or more of the Little Hours be 
said immediately after Lauds, the Pater 
and the Versicle which follow Fidelium 
animse, etc., are said only after the last 
Hour. 

6. The Anthem of the Blessed Virgin is 
said standing during Paschal time, and from 
the Vespers of Saturday until after the 
Compline of Sunday. At all other times it 
is said kneeling. 

7. The Te Deum is said from Christmas 
to Septuagesima Sunday, and from Easter 
to Advent. During the remainder of the 
year it is said only on the feasts of the 
Blessed Virgin and on the feast of St. 
Joseph. 

8. On the feast of the Annunciation the 
Office is said as in Advent. 

9. When the feast of the Purification 
occurs after Septuagesima Sunday, the 
Te Deum may be said. If this feast is 
transferred the alteration in the Office is not 
transferred with it. 

10. From Septuagesima Sunday to Ves- 
pers on Holy Saturday, Laus tibi, Domine, 
etc., is said instead of Alleluia. 



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11. In Passion-time the Gloria is to be 
said as usual. During the last three days 
of Holy Week the Little Office is not recited 
publicly. 

12. In Paschal-time the Office is the 
same as that before Advent; but after the 
Benedictus, the Magnificat, and the Nunc 
Dimittis the Anthem Regina Cceli is said. 
During this time the Alleluia is not said 
after the Invitatory, Versicles, or Responses. 
Paschal-time begins with Compline of Holy 
Saturday, and ends at None of the Saturday 
after Pentecost. 

13. The Anthem Regina Cceli is said for 
the first time after the Nunc Dimittis on 
Holy Saturday, and for the last time at 
Lauds of the Saturday before Trinity Sun- 
day. 

14. From the Compline of the Purifica- 
tion, the Anthem Ave Regina is said instead 
of the Alma Redemptoris. 

15. When the commemoration of a Patron 
Saint is made, it should be at Vespers and 
Lauds, between the prayer which follows 
the Magnificat and the Benedictus, and the 
Commemoration of Saints. 

CEREMONIAL 

According to the mind of the Church, the 
Office is a choral service ; that is, a public 
service sung or recited with a certain cere- 
monial. Mindful of St. Paul's words, 



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" Let all things be done decently and accord- 
ing to order/' Holy Church has surrounded 
the recitation of her public prayer with a 
minute code of rules and ceremonies, all 
inspired by the spirit of reverence. In recit- 
ing the Office we should endeavor to make 
use of the ceremonial she has ordained, as 
being eminently calculated to help our soul 
to retain or regain the thought of God's 
presence. 

i. Kneeling, all say silently the intro- 
ductory prayer. 

2. When the Superior gives the signal 
(by a tap on the desk), all rise and say in 
silence the Ave Maria. 

3. The Superior, or the Hebdomadary, be- 
gins Domine, labia mea aperies, making the 
sign of the cross upon the lips ; then Deus, 
in adjutorium meum intende, making the 
large sign of the cross. 

At the Gloria all bow the head profoundly. 

4. During the Deus in adjutorium the 
Cantors go to the lectern, where, having 
genuflected before the altar, and saluted 
their respective Choirs, they say the In- 
vitatory. This is repeated by the Choirs; 
the Cantors say the first verse of the Psalm 
Venite, exultemus, the Invitatory being 
again repeated by the Choirs ; the remain- 
ing verses are said by the Cantors, followed 
after each verse by the Choirs with the 
Invitatory or a part of it. The Gloria Patri 



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by the Cantors is followed by the Choirs 
with Dominus tecum; and the Cantors close 
with a repetition of the Invitatory. 

In the third verse, at the words Venite, 
adoremus, all kneel till the words Nos 
autem, when they rise for the repetition of 
the Invitatory. 

5. The first Cantor begins the Hymn and 
her Choir continues it. The second strophe 
is said by the opposite Choir; and so on, 
both Choirs uniting and bowing the head 
profoundly at the last strophe. 

6. The Antiphon is given out by the first 
Cantor, and also the Psalm as far as the 
asterisk, then all her Choir take it up. The 
next verse is recited by the opposite Choir, 
the remaining verses being recited alter- 
nately by the Choirs. At the end the Cantor 
repeats the Antiphon, and the second Cantor 
takes the second Antiphon and begins the 
next Psalm. 

This manner of reciting the Psalms is to 
be observed throughout all the Hours. 

7. The Psalmody over, all rise ; the first 
Cantor says the Versicle,to which all respond. 
The Superior says aloud Pater Noster; then 
all continue it silently until the Et ne nos, etc., 
is said aloud by the Superior, when all 
make the answer. The Superior then gives 
the Absolution. 

8. The Reader goes to the lectern and 
after genuflecting before the altar turns 



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toward the Superior and says, with a pro- 
found inclination of the head, Jube, domne, 
benedicere, remaining inclined while the 
Benediction is given by the Superior. All 
reply Amen; they may be seated while the 
Reader recites the Lesson. 

9. At the end of the Lesson the Choirs 
started by the Cantors say the Responsory ; 
the Reader says the Versicle as far as the 
asterisk, when the Choirs continue it. 

The first Reader then retires to her place, 
while the next in order comes out to read 
the second Lesson, proceeding as described 
above, and saying the Gloria Patri. 

10. The Superior says the last Jube, 
domne, benedicere, and the one next in 
dignity gives the Benediction. The Supe- 
rior from her place reads the third Lesson, 
during which all stand as a mark of respect. 
The Cantors intone the Responsory; the 
Superior says the Versicle as far as the 
asterisk, the Choirs continuing it. 

11. The Te Deum is started by the Can- 
tors, all rising. At the Te ergo all kneel, 
rising at the next verse. 

12. At Lauds the Superior begins, making 
the sign of the cross, Deus in adjutorium. 
At the Gloria all bow the head profoundly. 
N.B. This ceremonial is used at all the 
Hours. 

13. If it is found that the reciting note is 
lowered after several Psalms, the Cantor 



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will raise the pitch when giving out the 
Antiphon at the Laudate. 

14. The Superior says the Little Chapter, 
to which all answer Deo gratias. 

15. The Hymn is said as before; the 
Versicle, Antiphon, and the Canticle Bene- 
dictus axe started by the Cantor. 

16. At the Canticle, which is to be said more 
solemnly than the rest of the Office, it is cus- 
tomary for all to make the sign of the cross. 

17. After the Antiphon the first Choir says 
Kyrie eleison, to which the second Choir 
responds, both Choirs uniting in the last 
invocation. The Superior says the Versi- 
cles, and then the Prayer, during which all 
but the reciter bow profoundly, rising to 
answer Amen. 

18. At the Commemoration all say the 
Antiphon; the Cantor follows with the 
Versicle ; the Superior says the Prayer. 

19. All say the Pater together in secret; 
the Dominus del nobis is said by the Superior. 

20. The Prayer after the Office is said by 
the Superior. 

21. The other Hours are said in the same 
way. 

22. The Cantors stand while intoning an 
Antiphon or Psalm. The Versicles are 
recited by the Cantors together, except when 
directed otherwise. The Choirs say the 
Responses. The Dominus vobiscum is said 
only by a Priest or Deacon. 



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23. During the Psalms and at the first 
two Lessons, all may be seated. 

24. All kneel at the Prayer before the 

Office; 
at the first verse of the Hymn Ave 

Maris Stella; 
at the Pater, Ave, and Credo, after 

Compline ; 
at the Prayer after the Office and the 

Pater and Ave following. 

25. All stand at the Ave Maria and the 

Versicles following ; 

at the intonation of the first Psalm of 
each Hour ; 

at the Psalm Venite exultemus; 

at the Little Chapter ; 

after the first verse of the Hymn Ave 
Maris Stella; 

at the Canticles Magnificat, Nunc Di- 
mittis, and Benedictus, with their 
Antiphons, Versicles, and Prayers ; 

at the Commemorations of Saints and 
the Versicles following; 

at the Hymns Memento, Quern terra, 
O Gloriosa, and Te Deum; 

at the Anthems Alma Redemptoris, Ave 
Regina, Regina Coeli, and Salve 
Regina, in Paschal time and from 
Saturday's Vespers until after Sim- 
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at the Pater Noster and the Absolution ; 
at the Jube, domne, benedicere, and 

the Benediction; 
at the last Lesson. 

26. A profound bow of the head (and 

slight inclination of the shoulders) is 
made 
at the Gloria Patri; 
at the Sit nomen Domini benedictum; 
at the name of Jesus ; 
at the last strophe of the Hymns. 
A medium bow of the head (head only) is 
made as often as the name of Mary occurs. 
A minimum bow of the head (slight incli- 
nation) is made at mention of the names of 
the Saints commemorated. 

27. The Sign of the Cross is made in the 

ordinary way whilst saying 

(1) Deus in adjutorium; (2) at the 
beginning of the Canticles Magnifi- 
cat, Bened ictus, and 

Nunc Dimittis; (3) at the end of Com- 
pline in saying Benedicat et cus- 
todiat, etc. 

It is made with the thumb on the lips 
whilst saying Aperi, Domine, and 
Domine, labia mea aperies; and 

it is made on the heart whilst say- 
ing Converte nos at the beginning of 
Compline. 



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THE LITTLE OFFICE 

OF THE 

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 



22 PRAYER BEFORE THE OFFICE 
PRAYER BEFORE THE OFFICE 

A peri, Domine, os meum ad 
benedicendum nomen sanctum 
tuum. Munda quoque cor meum ab 
omnibus vanis, perversis, et alienis 
cogitationibus. Intellectum illu- 
mina, affectum Mamma; ut digne, 
attente, ac devote hoc Officium reci- 
tare valeam, et exaudiri merear ante 
conspectum divinae Majestatis tuae. 
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. 
R. Amen. 

Domine, in unione illius divinas 
intentionis, qua ipse in terris laudes 
Deo persolvisti, has tibi Horas per- 
solvo. 

PRAYER AFTER THE OFFICE 

oacrosanctae et individuae Trini- 
tati, crucifixi Domini nostri 
Jesu Christi humanitati, beatis- 
simae et gloriosissimae semperque 
Virginis Mariae fecundae integritati, 
et omnium sanctorum universitati, 
sit sempiterna laus, honor, virtus, et 
gloria, ab omni creatura, nobisque 



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PRAYER BEFORE THE OFFICE 

r\ Lord, open Thou my mouth, 
that it may bless Thy holy 
name; cleanse my heart, too, from 
all vain, evil, or wandering thoughts. 
Enlighten mine understanding, 
kindle mine affections, that I may be 
able to say this Office meetly with 
attention and devotion and may de- 
serve to be heard before the presence 
of Thy divine Majesty. Through 
Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 

O Lord, in union with that divine 
intention wherewith Thou Thyself, 
while on earth, didst offer praises un- 
to God, I offer these Hours unto Thee* 

PRAYER AFTER THE OFFICE 

mo the most holy and undivided 
Trinity, to the manhood of our 
crucified Lord Jesus Christ, to the 
fruitful virginity of the most blessed 
and glorious Mary, ever a virgin, to 
the entire assembly of the saints, be 
ascribed everlasting praise, honor, 
power, and glory, by every creature ; 



24 PRAYER AFTER THE OFFICE 

remissio omnium peccatorum, per 
infinita saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

V. Beata viscera Mariae Virginis, 
quae portaverunt aeterni Patris 
Filium. 

R. Et beata ubera, quae lactave- 
runt Christum Dominum. 
■pater noster, qui es in coelis: 

sanctificetur nomen tuum: ad- 
veniat regnum tuum: fiat volun- 
tas tua sicut in ccelo et in terra. 
Panem nostrum quotidianum da no- 
bis hodie: et dimitte nobis debita 
nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debi- 
toribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas 
in tentationem: sed libera nos a 
malo. Amen. 
Ave, Maria, gratia plena, 

Dominus tecum: benedicta tu 
in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus 
ventris tui Jesus. Sancta Maria, 
Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatori- 
bus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. 
Amen. 

To those who shall on their knees recite with 
devotion the above prayer, Pope Leo X granted 
indulgence in respect of those shortcomings 
and faults which they may have committed 
through human frailty , while saying the Office. 



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and to us be granted the remission of 
all our sins, world without end. Amen. 

V. Blessed is the Virgin Mary's 
womb, which bore the Son of the 
everlasting Father. 

R. And blessed are the breasts 
which nourished Christ our Lord. 
r\ur Father, Who art in heaven, 
hallowed be Thy name. Thy 
kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And 
lead us not into temptation, but de- 
liver us from evil. Amen. 

JJail, Mary, full of grace, the 
Lord is with thee: blessed art 
thou amongst women, and blessed is 
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy 
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us 
sinners now and at the hour of our 
death. Amen. 



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THE LITTLE OFFICE 

VESPERS 

Ave Maria, etc., secreto. 

Quae dicitur semper secreto in principio omnium 
Horarum beatae Mariae. 

V. T)eus, *%• in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, ^ ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
-Sancto. 

Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et 
semper, et in saecula saeculorum. 
Amen. Alleluia. 

Sic dicitur Alleluia ad omnes Horas, per totum 
annum, praeterquam a Septuagesima usque ad 
Sabbat. Sanctum ; cujus loco tunc dicitur : 

T aus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae 
gloriae. 

/. Extra Aduentum 

Ant. TVini esset Rex * in accu- 
bitu suo, nardus mea dedit 
odorem suavitatis. 



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VESPERS 

Ave Maria, etc., in silence. 

The Ave Maria is always said at the beginning 

of each of the Hours of the Blessed Virgin 

Mary. 

Q God, *f» hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, *%• make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the 
Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, 
and ever shall be, world without end. 
Amen. Alleluia. 

From Septuagesima Sunday until Holy Satur- 
day, instead of Alleluia, is said : 

■praise be to Thee, O Lord, King 
of glory everlasting. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. "TXnrile the King * was at 
table, my spikenard 
yielded a sweet smell. 



28 VESPERS 

77. In Adventu 
Ant. Tyrissus est * Gabriel ange- 
lus ad Mariam Virginem 
desponsatam Joseph. 

III. Post Adventum 
Ant. r\ admirabile commercium! * 
Creator generis humani 
animatum corpus sumens, de virgine 
nasci dignatus est: et procedens 
homo sine semine, largitus est nobis 
suam Deitatem. 



psalmus cix 

Qixit Dominus Domino meo : * 
Sede a dextris meis. 

Donee ponam inimicos tuos,* 
scabellum pedum tuorum. 

Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Domi- 
nus ex Sion: * dominare in medio 
inimicorum tuorum. 

Tecum principium in die virtutis 
tuae, in splendoribus sanctorum : * ex 
liter o ante luciferum genui te. 

Juravit Dominus, et non pcenite- 
bit eum: * Tu es sacerdos in aeter- 



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During Advent 

Ant. HPhe angel Gabriel was sent * 
to Mary the Virgin, who 
was espoused to Joseph. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. Q wondrous union! * The 
Creator of mankind, taking 
a living body, vouchsafed to be 
born of a virgin, and becoming 
man, without man's concurrence, be- 
stowed upon us His Godhead. 
psalm cix 

The Messias, King and Priest, victorious over 
His enemies 

fphe Lord said to my Lord: Sit 

Thou at My right hand. 

Until I make Thine enemies Thy 
footstool. 

The Lord will send forth the scep- 
ter of Thy power out of Sion : rule 
Thou in the midst of Thine enemies. 

Thine is dominion in the day of 
Thy power, amid the brightness of 
the saints: from the womb before 
the day-star have I begotten Thee. 

The Lord hath sworn, and He will 
not repent: Thou art a priest for- 



30 VESPERS 

num secundum ordinem Melchise- 
dech. 

Dominus a dextris tuis, * confregit 
in die irae suae reges. 

Judicabit in nationibus, implebit 
ruinas : * conquassabit capita in terra 
multorum. 

De torrente in via bibet: * prop- 
terea exaltabit caput. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. "num esset Rex in accubitu 
suo, nardus mea dedit 

odorem suavitatis. 

Ant. T aeva ejus * sub capite 
meo, et dextera illius 

amplexabitur me. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. ]yfissus est Gabriel angelus 
ad Mariam Virginem de- 

sponsatam Joseph. 

Ant. Ave, Maria, * gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum : bene- 

dicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 3 1 

ever after the order of Melchise- 
dech. 

The Lord upon Thy right hand: 
hath overthrown kings in the day 
of His wrath. 

He shall judge among the nations ; 
He shall fill the land with the fallen. 
He shall smite in sunder the heads 
in the land of many. 

He shall drink of a brook in the 
way: therefore shall He lift up His 
head. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. TXThile the King was at table, 
my spikenard yielded a 
sweet smell. 

Ant. TJis left hand * is under my 
head, and His right hand 
shall embrace me. 

During Advent 

Ant. *phe angel Gabriel was sent 
to Mary the Virgin, who 
was espoused to Joseph. 
Ant. JJail, Mary,* full of grace, the 
"*" Lord is with thee ; blessed 
art thou amongst women, Alleluia. 



32 VESPERS 

/. Post Adventum 

Ant. r\ admirabile commerciumf 
Creator generis humani 
animatum corpus sumens, de vir- 
gine nasci dignatus est : et procedens 
homo sine semine, largitus est nobis 
suam Deitatem. 

Ant. Quando natus es * ineffa- 
^^ biliter ex virgine, tunc 
impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut plu- 
via in vellus descendisti, ut salvum 
faceres genus humanum; te lauda- 
mus, Deus noster. 



PSALMUS cxn 

T audate, pueri, Dominum, * laudate 
nomen Domini. 

Sit nomen Domini benedictum,* 
ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. 

A solis ortu usque ad occasum,* 
laudabile nomen Domini. 

Excelsus super omnes gentes Do- 
minus,* et super coelos gloria ejus. 

Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 33 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. r\ wondrous union ! The Crea- 
tor of mankind, taking a 
living body, vouchsafed to be born 
of a virgin, and becoming man with- 
out man's concurrence, bestowed 
upon us His Godhead. 
Ant. TX7hen Thou wert wondrously 
born * of a virgin, then 
were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou 
earnest down like the rain upon the 
fleece, that Thou mightest save man- 
kind. We praise Thee, our God. 

PSALM CXII 

Glory to God, so infinitely great and so admirably 
condescending 

"praise the Lord, ye servants : praise 
the name of the Lord. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord, 
from this time forth for evermore. 

From the rising of the sun unto 
its going down, the name of the Lord 
is worthy to be praised. 

The Lord is high above all na- 
tions; and His glory is above the 
heavens. 

Who is like unto the Lord our 



34 VESPERS 

qui in altis habitat, * et humilia re- 
spicit in ccelo et in terra? 

Stiscitans a terra inopem: * et de 
stercore erigens pauperem; 

Ut collocet eum cum principibus,* 
cum principibus populi sui. 

Qui habitare facit sterilem in 
domo, * matrem filiorum laetantem. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. T aeva ejus sub capite meo, 
et dextera illius amplex- 

abitur me. 

Ant. JJigra sum, * sed formosa, 
filiae Jerusalem: ideo di- 

lexit me Rex, et introduxit me in 

cubiculum suum. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum: bene- 

dicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia. 

Ant. T^re timeas, Maria: * in- 
venisti gratiam apud Do- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 35 

God, Who dwelleth on high, yet re- 
gardeth lowly things in heaven and 
on earth? 

Who raiseth up the needy from 
the earth, and lifteth the poor out 
of the dunghill ; 

That He may set him with the 
princes, even with the princes of His 
people. 

Who maketh the barren woman 
to dwell in her house, the joyful 
mother of children. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. TJis left hand is under my 
head, and His right hand 
shall embrace me. 
Ant. T am black, * but beautiful, O 
ye daughters of Jerusalem : 
therefore the King hath loved me, 
and brought me into His chamber. 

During Advent 

Ant. TTail, Mary, full of grace, the 

Lord is with thee ; blessed 

art thou amongst women, Alleluia. 

Ant. xpear not, O Mary: * thou 

hast found grace before the 



36 VESPERS 

minum: ecce concipies, et paries 
Filium, Alleluia. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Quando natus es ineffa- 
^ biliter ex virgine, tunc 
impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut plu~ 
via in vellus descendisti, ut salvum 
faceres genus humanum; te lauda- 
mus, Deus noster. 
Ant. "pubum, quern viderat Moy- 
ses * incombustum, con- 
servatam agnovimus tuam lauda- 
bilem virginitatem ; Dei Genitrix, 
intercede pro nobis. 

psalmus cxxi 
T aetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt 
mihi: * in domum Domini ibi- 
mus. 

Stantes erant pedes nostri * in 
atriis tuis, Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civi- 
tas, * cujus participate ejus in idip- 
sum. 

Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tri- 
bus Domini; * testimonium Israel, 
ad confitendum nomini Domini. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 37 

Lord. Behold, thou shalt conceive 
and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. TXThen Thou wert wondrously 
born of a virgin, then 
were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou 
earnest down like the rain upon the 
fleece, that Thou mightest save man- 
kind. We praise Thee, our God. 
Ant. HPhe bush which Moses saw * 
unconsumed we acknowl- 
edge to be thine admirable virginity, 
which thou didst keep inviolate; 
Mother of God, plead for us. 
psalm cxxi 

Song of the pilgrims in honor of Jerusalem 

T was glad at the things that were 

said unto me: We will go into 
the house of the Lord. 

Our feet were standing within thy 
courts, O Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem, which is built as a city, 
that is compact together. 

For thither the tribes went up, the 
tribes of the Lord : an ordinance for 
Israel, to give thanks to the name of 
the Lord. 



38 VESPERS 

Quia illic sederunt sedes in judi- 
cio, * sedes super domum David. 

Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jeru- 
salem; * et abundantia diligentibus 
te. 

Fiat pax in virtute tua, * et abun- 
dantia in turribus tuis. 

Propter fratres meos et proximos 
meos, * loquebar pacem de te. 

Propter domum Domini Dei nos- 
tri, * quaesivi bona tibi. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. JJigra sum sed formosa, filiae 
Jerusalem: ideo dilexit 
me Rex, et introduxit me in cubicu- 
lum suum. 

Ant. jam hiems transiit, * imber 
abiit et recessit: surge, 
arnica mea, et veni. 

//. In Aduentu 
Ant. "vre timeas, Maria: invenisti 
gratiam apud Dominum : 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 39 

For there are set up thrones of 
judgment, thrones of the house of 
David. 

Pray ye for the things that are for 
the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty 
be to them that love thee. 

Let peace be in thy stronghold, 
and plenty in thy towers. 

For my brethren and my neigh- 
bors' sake, I spake peace concerning 
thee. 

For the sake of the house of the 
Lord our God, I have sought good 
things for thee. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. T am black, but beautiful, 
O ye daughters of Jeru- 
salem : therefore the King hath loved 
me, and brought me into His cham- 
ber. 

Ant. TVTow winter is past, * the 
rain is over and gone: 
arise, my love, and come. 

During Advent 
Ant. "Clear not, Mary: thou hast 
found grace before the 



40 VESPERS 

ecce concipies, et paries Filium, 
Alleluia. 
Ant. T^abit ei Dominus * sedem 

David patris ejus, et reg- 
nabit in aeternum. 

III. Post Adventum 
Ant. "p ubum, quern viderat Moyses 

incombustum, conserva- 
tam agnovimus tuam laudabilem 
virginitatem ; Dei Genitrix, inter- 
cede pro nobis. 
Ant. /^.erminavit radix Jesse,* 

orta est stella ex Jacob: 
virgo peperit Salvatorem: te lauda- 
mus, Deus noster. 

psalmus cxxvi 

JJisi Dominus aedificaverit domum,* 
in vanum laboraverunt qui aedifi- 
cant earn. 

Nisi Dominus custodierit civita- 
tem, * frustra vigilat qui custodit 
earn. 

Vanum est vobis ante lucem sur- 
gere, * surgite postquam sederitis, 
qui manducatis panem doloris. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 41 

Lord, Behold, thou shalt conceive 

and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia. 

Ant. HPhe Lord shall give Him * 

*" the throne of David His 

father, and He shall reign for ever. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. T*he bush which Moses saw 
unconsumed we acknowl- 
edge to be thine admirable virginity, 
which thou didst keep inviolate; 
Mother of God, plead for us. 
Ant. HPhe root of Jesse hath 
budded, * a star hath arisen 
out of Jacob ; a virgin hath brought 
forth a Saviour; we give praise to 
Thee, Our God. 

psalm cxxvi 

Man can do nothing without God's help 

Tjnless the Lord build the house, 
they labor in vain that build it. 

Unless the Lord keep the city, he 
watcheth in vain that keepeth it. 

In vain do ye rise before the light : 
rise not till ye have rested, ye that 
eat the bread of sorrow. 



42 VESPERS 

Cum dederit dilectis suis som- 
num; * ecce hereditas Domini, 
filii, merces fructus ventris. 

Sicut sagittae in manu potentis,* 
ita filii excussorum. 

Beatus vir, qui implevit deside- 
rium suum ex ipsis: * non confun- 
detur, cum loquetur inimicis suis in 
porta. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. jam hiems transiit, imber 
abiit et recessit: surge, 
arnica mea, et veni. 

Ant. Speciosa facta es, * et suavis 
in deliciis tuis, sancta Dei Genitrix. 

II. In Adventu 

Ant. T\abit ei Dominus sedem 
David patris ejus, et reg- 
nabit in aeternum. 

Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini, * fiat 
mihi secundum verbum tuum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 43 

When He giveth sleep to His be- 
loved, lo, children are an heritage 
from the Lord, and the fruit of the 
womb a reward. 

Like as arrows in the hand of the 
mighty, so are the children of the 
outcast. 

Blessed is the man whose desire 
is satisfied with them: he shall 
not be confounded when he speaketh 
with his enemies in the gate. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. "KTow winter is past, the rain 
M is over and gone: arise, 
my love, and come. 

Ant. Beautiful art thou, * and 
sweet in thy delight, O holy Mother 
of God. 

During Advent 

Ant. HThe Lord shall give Him the 
throne of David His father, 
and He shall reign for ever. 

Ant. Behold the handmaid of the 
Lord,* be it done unto me according 
to thy word. 



44 VESPERS 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. /^.erminavit radix Jesse, orta 
est stella ex Jacob: virgo 
peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus, 
Deus noster. 

Ant. "pcce Maria, * genuit nobis 
Salvatorem, quern Jo- 
annes videns exclamavit dicens: 
Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit pec- 
cata mundi, Alleluia. 

PSALMUS CXLVII 

T auda, Jerusalem, Dominum; * 
lauda Deum tuum, Sion. 

Quoniam confortavit seras porta- 
rum tuarum: * benedixit filiis tuis 
in te. 

Qui posuit fines tuos pacem; * et 
adipe frumenti satiat te. 

Qui emittit eloquium suum ter- 
ras : * velociter currit sermo ejus. 

Qui dat nivem sicut lanam : * 
nebulam sicut cinerem spargit. 
Mittit crystallum suum sicut buc- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 45 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. ^he root of Jesse hath 
budded, a star hath arisen 
out of Jacob ; a virgin hath brought 
forth a Saviour; we give praise to 
Thee, our God. 

Ant. Toehold, Mary, * hath brought 
us forth a Saviour, Whom 
when John saw, he cried aloud, 
saying: Behold the Lamb of God! 
Behold Him Who taketh away the 
sins of the world, Alleluia. 

PSALM CXLVII 
Thanksgiving for the restoration of Jerusalem 

■praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: 
praise thy God, O Sion. 

For He hath strengthened the bars 
of thy gates: He hath blessed thy 
children within thee. 

Who maketh thy borders peaceful, 
and filleth thee with the fat of corn. 

Who sendeth forth His decree 
upon earth: very swiftly runneth 
His word. 

Who giveth snow like wool: He 
scattereth mist like ashes. 

He sendeth His ice like morsels: 



46 VESPERS 

cellas: * ante faciem frigoris ejus 
quis sustinebit? 

Emittet verbum suum, et lique- 
faciet ea: * flabit spiritus ejus, et 
fluent aquae. 

Qui annuntiat verbum suum Ja- 
cob, * justitias et judicia sua Israel. 

Non fecit taliter omni nationi; * 
et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. Qpeciosa facta es, et suavis 
in deliciis tuis, sancta 
Dei Genitrix. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. "niece ancilla Domini, fiat 
mihi secundum verbum 
tuum. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. "ricce Maria genuit nobis 
Salvatorem, quern Joan- 
nes videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce 
Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata 
mundi. Alleluia. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 47 

who shall stand before the face of 
His cold? 

He sendeth forth His word and 
melteth them; His wind bloweth, 
and the waters flow. 

Who declareth His word unto 
Jacob : His justice and judgment to 
Israel. 

He hath not done so to every na- 
tion; nor hath He shown them His 
judgments. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. "Deautiful art thou, and sweet 
in *thy delight, O holy 
Mother of God. 

During Advent 
Ant. "Dehold the handmaid of the 

Lord, be it done unto me 
according to thy word. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. "Dehold, Mary hath brought 

us forth a Saviour, Whom 
when John saw, he cried aloud, say- 
ing: Behold the Lamb of God! Be- 
hold Him Who taketh away the sins 
of the world, Alleluia. 



48 VESPERS 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 

CAPITULUM 

Ecclus. xxiv 

£b initio, et ante saecula creata 
sum, et usque ad futurum saecu- 
lum non desinam; et in habitatione 
sancta coram ipso ministravi. 

R. Deo gratias. 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Is. xi 

T^igredietur virga de radice Jesse, 
et flos de radice ejus ascendet. 
Et requiescet super eum Spiritus 
Domini. 

R. Deo gratias. 

HYMNUS 

Ave, maris Stella, 

Dei Mater alma, 
Atque semper Virgo, 
Felix coeli porta. 

Sumens illud Ave, 
Gabrielis ore, 
Funda nos in pace, 
Mutans Hevae nomen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 49 

From Christmas until Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Ecclus. xxiu 

"Cvom the beginning, and before 
the world was I created, and unto 
the world to come I shall not cease to 
be, and in the holy dwelling-place 
have I ministered before Him. 
R. Thanks be to God. 

During Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Is. xi 

THhere shall come forth a rod out 

of the root of Jesse, and a flower 

shall rise up out of his root, and the 

Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

HYMN 

Trail, thou star of ocean! 
X1 Portal of the sky! 
Ever Virgin Mother 
Of the Lord most high! 

Oh! by Gabriel's Ave, 

Uttered long ago, 
Eva's name reversing, 

Establish peace below. 



SO VESPERS 

Solve vincla reis, 
Prof er lumen caecis, 
Mala nostra pelle, 
Bona cuncta posce. 

Monstra te esse Matrem, 
Sumat per te preces, 
Qui pro nobis natus, 
Tulit esse tuus. 

Virgo singularis, 
Inter omnes mitis, 
Nos culpis solutos, 
Mites fac et castos. 

Vitam praesta puram, 
Iter para tutum, 
Ut videntes Jesum, 
Semper collaetemur. 

Sit laus Deo Patri, 
Summo Christo decus, 
Spiritui Sancto, 
Tribus honor unus. Amen. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus 
in aeternum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 51 

Break the captives' fetters, 
Light on blindness pour ; 

All our ills expelling, 
Every bliss implore. 

Show thyself a Mother; 

Offer Him our sighs, 
Who for us Incarnate 

Did not thee despise. 

Virgin of all virgins! 

To thy shelter take us : 
Gentlest of the gentle! 

Chaste and gentle make us. 

Still, as on we journey, 
Help our weak endeavor, 

Till with thee and Jesus 
We rejoice for ever. 

Through the highest heaven, 
To the almighty Three, 

Father, Son, and Spirit, 

One same glory be. Amen. 

V. Grace is poured forth on thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore God hath blessed 
thee for ever. 



52 VESPERS 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. "Deata mater, * et intacta 
Virgo, gloriosa Regina 
mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Domi- 
num. 

Temp. Pasch., omissa praedicta Antiphona, 
dicitur 

Ant. "pegina cceli, * laetare, Alle- 
luia: quia quern meruisti 
portare, Alleluia: resurrexit sicut 
dixit, Alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, 
Alleluia. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Qtpiritus sanctus * in te de- 
scended Maria: ne ti- 
meas, habebis in utero Filium Dei, 
Alleluia. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Turagnum hasreditatis my- 
A sterium ! * Templum Dei 
factus est uterus nescientis vi- 
rum : non est pollutus ex ea carnem 
assumens: omnes gentes venient 
dicentes: Gloria tibi, Domine. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 53 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Q blessed Mother, * and Vir- 
gin undefiled, O glorious 
Queen of the world, plead for us 
before the Lord! 

During Eastertide, instead of the above, is 
said 

Ant. Q Queen of heaven, * rejoice, 
Alleluia! for He Whom 
thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, 
hath risen, as He said, Alleluia; 
pray for us to God, Alleluia. 

During Advent 

Ant. TUie Holy Ghost * shall come 
upon thee, Mary; fear not, 
thou shalt hold within thy womb the 
Son of God, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. ttow great the mystery * of 
our inheritance ! The 
womb of one that knoweth not man 
hath become the temple of God! 
He was not defiled in taking flesh of 
her. All nations shall come and 
shall say : Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 



54 VESPERS 

CANTICUM B. M. V. 
Luc. i. 

Turagnificat * anima mea Dominunu 
Et exultavit spiritus meus * in 
Deo salutari meo. 

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae 
suae : * ecce enim ex hoc beatam me 
dicent omnes generationes. 

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens 
est, * et sanctum nomen ejus. 

Et misericordia ejus a progenie in 
progenies * timentibus eum. 

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : * 
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. 

Deposuit potentes de sede, * et 
exaltabit humiles. 

Esurientes implevit bonis, * et di- 
vites dimisit inanes. 

Suscepit Israel puerum suum, * 
recordatus misericordiae suae, 

Sicut locutus est ad patres nos- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 55 

CANTICLE OF THE B. V. MARY 
Luke i 

Tyry soul doth magnify the Lord. 

And my spirit hath rejoiced in 
God my Saviour. 

For He hath regarded the lowliness 
of His handmaid; for behold from 
henceforth all generations shall call 
me blessed. 

For He that is mighty hath done 
great things unto me; and holy is 
His name. 

And His mercy is from generation 
to generation unto them that fear 
Him. 

He hath showed strength with 
His arm: He hath scattered the 
proud in the conceit of their heart. 

He hath put down the mighty from 
their seat, and hath exalted the 
humble. 

He hath filled the hungry with 
good things, and the rich He hath 
sent empty away. 

He hath upholden His servant 
Israel, being mindful of His mercy. 

As He spake unto our fathers, 



56 VESPERS 

tros: * Abraham, et semini ejus in 
saecula. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. "Deata Mater, et intacta 
Virgo, gloriosa Regina 
mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Do- 
minum. 

Tempore Paschali 

Ant. "pegina coeli, laetare, Alle- 
luia: quia quern meruisti 
portare, Alleluia: resurrexit sicut 
dixit, Alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, 
Alleluia. 

77. In Adventu 

Ant. Qpiritus Sanctus in te de- 
scendet, Maria; ne ti- 

meas, habebis in utero Filium Dei, 

Alleluia. 

///. Post Adventum 

Ant. Tyragnum hereditatis my- 
sterium! Templum Dei 

f actus est uterus nescientis virum: 

non est pollutus ex ea carnem assu- 

mens : omnes gentes venient, dicen- 

tes; Gloria tibi, Domine. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 57 

unto Abraham and to his seed for 
ever. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Q blessed Mother, and Vir- 
gin undefiled, O glorious 
Queen of the world, plead for us 
before the Lord. 

During Eastertide 

Ant. Q Queen of heaven, rejoice, 

Alleluia, for He Whom 

thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, 

hath risen, as He said, Alleluia; 

pray for us to God, Alleluia. 

During Advent 

Ant. T*he Holy Ghost shall come 
upon thee, Mary; fear not, 
thou shalt hold within thy womb the 
Son of God, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. ttow great the mystery of our 
" C1 inheritance! The womb 
af one that knoweth not man 
hath become the temple of God! 
He was not defiled in taking flesh 
of her. All nations shall come and 
shall say : Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 



58 VESPERS 

Kyrie, eleison. 
Christe, eleison. 
Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/. Extra Aduentum 
Oremus 

/concede nos famulos tuos, quaesu- 
mus, Domine Deus, perpetua 
mentis et corporis sanitate gaudere; 
et gloriosa beatae Mariae semper 
Virginis intercessione a praesenti 
liberari tristitia, et aeterna perfrui 
laetitia. Per Christum Dominum 
nostrum. 
R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

TTkeus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti: 
prassta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 59 

Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Let us pray 

p^rant, we beseech Thee, O Lord 
^* God, that we, Thy servants, may 
enjoy perpetual health of mind and 
body ; and, by the glorious interces- 
sion of the Blessed Mary, ever vir- 
gin, be delivered from present sor- 
row and possess eternal joy. Through 
Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

During Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message : grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted by 



60 VESPERS 

Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

///. Post Adventum 
Oremus 

T^eus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 
Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 
mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 
bue quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit, etc. 
R. Amen. 

PRO SANCTIS 
/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 

Ant. aancti Dei omnes, interce- 
dere dignemini pro nos- 
tra omniumque salute. 

V. Laetamini in Domino, et exul- 
tate justi. 

R. Et gloriamini, omnes recti 
corde. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 6 1 

her intercession. Through the same 
Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee in 
the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, 
world without end. 
R. Amen, 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful virgin- 
ity of blessed Mary, hast given 
to mankind the rewards of eternal 
salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, 
that we may experience her inter- 
cession for us, by whom we deserved 
to receive the Author of life, Our 
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, etc. 
R. Amen. 

COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS 
Throughout the year until Advent 

Ant. A 11 ye saints of God, vouch- 
safe to plead for our salva- 
tion and for that of all mankind. 

V. Be glad in the Lord, and re- 
joice, ye just. 

R. And be joyful, all ye that are 
of right heart. 



62 VESPERS 

Oremus 

"protege, Domine, populum tuum, 
et apostolorum tuorum Petri et 
Pauli, et aliorum apostolorum patro- 
cinio confidentem, perpetua defen- 
sione conserva. 

|^|mnes sancti tui, quaesumus, D6- 
^ mine, nos ubique adjuvent, ut 
dum eorum merita recolimus, patro- 
cinia sentiamus; et pacem tuam 
nostris concede temporibus, et ab 
Ecclesia tua cunctam repelle nequi- 
tiam; iter, actus, et voluntates nos- 
tras, et omnium famulorum tuorum, 
in salutis tuae prosperitate dispone; 
benefactoribus nostris sempiterna 
bona retribue; et omnibus fidelibus 
defunctis requiem aeternam concede. 
Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Chris- 
tum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. 
R. Amen. 

PRO SANCTIS 
//. In Adventu 

Ant. -piece Dominus veniet, et 
omnes sancti ejus cum 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 63 

Let us pray 

ghield, O Lord, Thy people, and 
ever keep them in Thy care, who 
put their trust in the pleading of 
Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and 
of the other apostles. 
Tyray all Thy saints, we beseech 
Thee, O Lord, everywhere come 
to our help, that while we do honor 
to their merits, we may also enjoy 
their intercession : grant Thine own 
peace unto our times, and drive away 
all wickedness from Thy Church; 
direct our way, our actions, and our 
wishes and those of all Thy servants 
in the way of salvation; to our bene- 
factors render everlasting blessings, 
and to all the faithful departed grant 
eternal rest. Through Our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee in the unity 
of the Holy Ghost, God, world with- 
out end. R. Amen. 

COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS 
During Advent 

Ant. "Dehold, the Lord shall come, 
and all His saints with 



64 VESPERS 

eo, et erit in die ilia lux magna, 
Alleluia. 

V. Ecce apparebit Dominus super 
nubem candidam. 

R. Et cum eo sanctorum millia. 

Oremus 
pionscientias nostras, quaesumus 
^ Domine, visitando purifica, ut s 
veniens Jesus Christus Filius tuus 
Dominus noster, cum omnibus Sanc- 
tis, paratam sibi in nobis inveniat 
mansionem. Qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Benedicamus Domino. 
R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 65 

Him, and in that day there shall be 
great light, Alleluia. 

V. Behold, the Lord shall appear 
upon a shining cloud. 

R. And with Him thousands of 
saints. 

Let us pray 

Qleanse our consciences, we be- 
seech Thee, O Lord, by Thy 
visitation, that when Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, Our Lord, shall come with 
all the saints, He may find within us 
a resting-place made ready for Him. 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 



66 COMPLINE 



COMPLINE 

Ave Maria, secreto 

V. pionverte nos, Deus salutaris 

^ noster. 
R. Et averte iram tuam a nobis. 

V. Deus, *%* in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, *J« ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, 
Rex aeternae gloria. 

psalmus cxxvm 

aaepe expugnaverunt me a juven- 
tute mea, * dicat nunc Israel. 

Saepe expugnaverunt me a juven- 
tute mea, * etenim non potuerunt 
mihi. 

Supra dorsum meum f abricaverunt 
peccatores; * prolongaverunt iniqui- 
tatem suam. 

Dominus Justus concidit cervices 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 67 

COMPLINE 

Hail Mary, in silence 

V. pionvert us, O God, our 

^ Saviour. 
R. And turn away Thine anger 
from us. 

V. O God, hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of glory everlasting. 

PSALM CXXVIII 

Confidence inGod; the persecutors of the Church 
come to nothing 

Qften have they fought against me 
from my youth; let Israel now 
say. 

Often have they fought against 
me from my youth; but they could 
not prevail against me. 

The wicked have wrought upon my 
back: they have prolonged their 
iniquity. 

The just Lord hath hewn asunder 



68 COMPLINE 



peccatorum; * confundantur et con- 
vertantur retrorsum omnes qui ode- 
runt Sion. 

Fiant sicut f oenum tectorum,* quod 
priusquam evellatur, exaruit. 

De quo non implevit manum suam 
qui metit, * et sinum suum qui mani- 
pulos colligit. 

Et non dixerunt qui praeteribant : 
Benedictio Domini super vos ; * bene- 
diximus vobis in nomine Domini, 

Gloria Patri. 

psalmus cxxix 

"T)e profundis clamavi ad te, Do- 
mine: * Domine, exaudi vocem 
meam. 

Fiant aures tuae intendentes : * 
in vocem deprecationis meae. 

Si iniquitates observaveris, Do- 
mine, * Domine, quis sustinebit? 

Quia apud te propitiatio est, * et 
propter legem tuam sustinui te, 
Domine. 

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 69 

the necks of sinners : let them all be 
confounded and turned back that 
hate Sion. 

Let them be as grass of the house- 
tops, which withereth before it be 
plucked up. 

Wherewith the mower filleth not 
his hand ; nor he that gathereth the 
sheaves, his bosom. 

And they that pass by say not: 
The blessing of the Lord be upon 
you: we bless you in the name of 
the Lord. 

Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxxix 

Prayer of a sinner trusting in the mercies of God 

r\ut of the depths have I cried unto 
Thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my 
voice. 

O, let Thine ears be attentive to 
the voice of my supplication. 

If Thou, O Lord, wilt observe in- 
iquities, Lord, who shall stand it ? 

For with Thee there is merciful 
forgiveness; and by reason of Thy 
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. 

My soul hath relied on His word. 



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ejus: * speravit anima mea in Do- 
mino. 

A custodia matutina usque ad 
noctem, * speret Israel in Domino. 

Quia apud Dominum misericor- 
dia : * et copiosa apud eum redemptio. 

Et ipse redimet Israel, * ex omni- 
bus iniquitatibus ejus. 

Gloria Patri. 

psalmus cxxx 

"T)omine, non est exaltatum cor 
meum: * neque elati sunt oculi 
mei. 

Neque ambulavi in magnis, * neque 
in mirabilibus super me. 

Si non humiliter sentiebam, * sed 
exaltavi animam meam. 

Sicut ablactatus est super matre 
sua, * ita retributio in anima mea. 

Speret Israel in Domino, * ex hoc 
nunc et usque in saeculum. 
Gloria Patri. 

HYMNUS 

lyremento, rerum Conditor, 
Nostri quod olim corporis, 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 7 1 

My soul hath hoped in the 
Lord. 

From the morning watch even un- 
til night, let Israel hope in the Lord. 

For with the Lord there is mercy, 
and with Him plentiful redemption. 

And He shall redeem Israel from 
all his iniquities. 

Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxxx 

A psalm of childlike resignation to God's will 

Q Lord, my heart is not lifted up; 
nor are mine eyes lofty. 

Neither do I walk in great matters, 
nor in things too wonderful for me. 

If I have not been humbly minded, 
but have lifted up my soul, 

As a child that is weaned upon his 
mother's breast, so let my reward 
be in my soul. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord, from 
this time forth for evermore. 

Glory be, etc. 

HYMN 

■p emember, O Creator Lord, 

That in the Virgin's sacred womb 



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Sacrata ab alvo Virginis 
Nascendo, formam sumpseris. 

Maria, Mater gratiae 
Dulcis Parens clementiae, 
Tu nos ab hoste protege, 
Et mortis hora suscipe. 

Jesu tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 

/, /// Extra et post Adventum 

CAPITULUM 

Ecclus. xxiv 

"rigo Mater pulchrae dilectionis, 
et timoris, et agnitionis, et 
sanctae spei. R. Deo gratias. 

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei 
Genitrix. 

i?c Ut digni efficiamur promis- 
sionibus Christi. 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Is. vii 

"piece virgo concipiet, et pariet 
Filium, et vocabitur nomen ejus 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 73 

Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh 
Didst our mortality assume. 

Mother of grace! O Mary blest! 

To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly ; 
Shield us through life, and take us 
hence 

To thy dear bosom, when we die. 

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee ; 

Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

From Christmas until Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Ecclus. xxiv 

t am the Mother of fair love, and 
of fear, and of knowledge, and 

of holy hope. R. Thanks be to God. 
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother 

of God. 

R. That we may be made worthy 

of the promises of Christ. 

During Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Is. vii 

Tjehold, a virgin shall conceive, and 
bear a Son, and His name shall 



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Emmanuel. Butyrum et mel come- 
det, ut sciat reprobare malum, et 
eligere bonum. R. Deo gratias. 

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit 
Mariae. 

R. Et concepit de Spiritu sancto. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. Sub tuum presidium. 

Tempore Paschali, omissa praedicta Antiphona, 
dicitur 

Ant. Regina coeli. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Spiritus Sanctus. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Magnum haereditatis mys- 
terium! 

CANTICUM SIMEONIS 

Luc. a 
Tyrunc dimittis servum tuum, Do- 
mine, * secundum verbum tuum 
in pace. 

Quia viderunt oculi mei * salutare 
tuum: 

Quod parasti * ante faciem om- 
nium populorum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 75 

be called Emmanuel: Butter and 
honey shall He eat, that He may 
know to refuse evil and to choose 
good. R. Thanks be to God. 

V. The angel of the Lord declared 
unto Mary. 

R. And she conceived of the 
Holy Ghost. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. We fly to thy patronage. 

During Eastertide, instead of the above, is said 

Ant. O Queen of heaven. 

During Advent 
Ant. The Holy Ghost. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. How great the mystery of 
our inheritance! 

CANTICLE OF SIMEON 
Luke ii 

■KTow Thou dost dismiss Thy ser- 
vant, O Lord, according to Thy 
word in peace : 

Because mine eyes have seen Thy 
salvation, 

Which Thou hast prepared be- 
fore the face of all peoples : 



76 COMPLINE 



Lumen ad revelationem Gentium,* 
et gloriam plebis tuae Israel. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. oub tuum praesidium confti- 
gimus, sancta Dei Genitrix, 
nostras deprecationes ne despicias in 
necessitatibus nostris: sed a peri- 
culis cunctis libera nos semper, 
Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. 

Tempore Paschali 
Ant. "oegina coeli laetare, Alleluia: 
quia quern meruisti por- 
tare, Alleluia: resurrexit sicut dixit, 
alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, Alle- 
luia. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. apiritus sanctus in te de- 

scendet, Maria : ne timeas, 

habebis in utero Filium Dei, Alleluia. 



///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Tyragnum hereditatis myste- 

rium! Templum Dei f ac- 
tus est uterus nescientis virum : non 
est pollutus ex ea carnem assumens : 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 77 

A light to the revelation of the 
Gentiles and the glory of Thy people 
Israel. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas till Advent 
Ant. TT7e fly to thy patronage, O 

VV holy Mother of God; de- 
spise not our petitions in our neces- 
sities, but ever deliver us from all 
evil, O glorious and blessed Virgin. 

During Eastertide 

Ant. f\ Queen of heaven, rejoice, 
Alleluia, for He Whom 
thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, 
hath risen, as He said, Alleluia; 
pray for us to God, Alleluia. 

During Advent 

Ant. *phe Holy Ghost shall come 
upon thee, Mary; fear not, 
thou shalt hold within thy womb the 
Son of God, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. ttow great the mystery of our 

inheritance ! The womb 

of one that knoweth not man hath 

become the temple of God! He was 



78 COMPLINE 



omnes gentes venient, dicentes: 
Gloria tibi, Domine. 

Kyrie, eleison. 
Christe, eleison. 
Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Oremus 

"Deatae et gloriosae semper Virginis 
Mariae, quaesumus, Domine, in- 
tercessio gloriosa nos protegat, et 
ad vitam perducat aeternam. Per 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 
R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

T^eus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 

utero Verbum tuum, angelo nun- 

tiante, carnem suscipere voluisti: 

praesta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 79 

not defiled in taking flesh of her. 
All nations shall come and shall 
say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Let us pray 

Tyray the glorious pleading of the 
blessed and glorious Mary, ever 
a virgin, shield us, we beseech Thee, 
O Lord, and bring us to life everlast- 
ing. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth 
with Thee in the unity of the Holy 
Ghost, God, world without end. 
R. Amen. 

During Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 

eternal Word should take flesh 

in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 

Mary, when the angel delivered his 



80 COMPLINE 



earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

77/. Post Adventum 
Oremus 

T\enSj qui salutis aeternae beatae 
Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 
mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 
bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te ve- 
niat. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 8l 

message ; grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted by 
her intercession. Through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee, in the unity 
of the Holy Ghost, God, world with- 
out end. 
R. Amen. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who by the fruitful vir- 
ginity of blessed Mary hast 
given to mankind the rewards of 
eternal salvation; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we may experience her 
intercession for us, by whom we de- 
served to receive the Author of life, 
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 



82 COMPLINE 



V. Benedicamus Domino, 
R. Deo gratias. 

BENEDICTIO 

Tjenedicat et custodiat nos omni- 
potens et misericors Dominus, 
^ Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus. 
R. Amen. 

Deinde dicitur una ex infrascriptis antiphonis. 

A Sabbato ante I Dom. Adventus usque ad 
Purificationem inclusive 

A Ima Redemptoris Mater, quae per- 
via cceli. 

Porta manes, et Stella maris, suo 
curre cadenti, 

Surgere qui curat, populo : tu quae 
genuisti, 

Natura mirante, tuum sanctum 
Genitorem, 

Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis 
ab ore, 

Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum 
miserere. 

//. In Adventu 

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit 
Mariae. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 83 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 
R. Thanks be to God. 

THE BLESSING 

Tyray the almighty and merciful 
Lord, ^ Father and Son and 
Holy Ghost, bless and keep us. 
R. Amen. 

Then is said one of the following Anthems of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary according to the season. 

From the Saturday before the first Sunday of 
Advent to Candlemas inclusive 

"lyrother of Christ! hear thou thy 
people's cry. 

Star of the deep, and portal of the 
sky, 

Mother of Him Who thee from 
nothing made. 

Sinking we strive and call to thee 
for aid : 

Oh, by that joy which Gabriel 
brought to thee, 

Pure Virgin first and last, look on 
our misery. 

In Advent 

V. The angel of the Lord declared 
unto Mary. 



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R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. 
Oremus 

/yatiam tuam, quaesumus Domine, 
mentibus nostris infunde: ut 
qui, angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii 
tui incarnationem cognovimus, per 
passionem ejus et crucem, ad resur- 
rectionis gloriam perducamur. Per 
eumdem Christum Dominum nos- 
trum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat 
semper nobiscum. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, Credo, secreto. 

A Vigilia Nativitatis usque ad totam diem 
Purificationis 

V. Post partum Virgo inviolata 
permansisti. 

R. Dei Genitrix, intercede pro 
nobis. 

Oremus 

Tieus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 

Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 

mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 

bue, quaesumus, at ipsam pro nobis 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 85 

R. And she conceived of the Holy 
Ghost. 

Let us pray 

"pour forth, we beseech Thee, O 
Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, 
that we, to whom the Incarnation of 
Christ, thy Son, was made known by 
the message of an angel, may by 
His passion and cross be brought 
to the glory of His Resurrection. 
Through the same Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance re- 
main always with us. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence. 

From the First Vespers of Christmas until the 
Second Vespers of the Purification 

V. After childbirth, O Virgin, thou 
didst remain inviolate. 

R. O Mother of God, plead for us. 

Let us pray 
Q God, Who by the fruitful virgin- 
ity of blessed Mary hast given 
to mankind the rewards of eternal 
salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, 



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intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Fflium tuum: qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Dei, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat 

semper nobiscum. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, Credo, secreto. 

A Purificatione usque ad Completorium 
Sabbati Sancti exclusive 

ANTIPHONA 

A ve, Regina ccelorum, 

Ave, Domina Angelorum, 
Salve radix, salve porta, 
Ex qua mundo lux est orta. 

Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, 
Super omnes speciosa. 
Vale, o valde decora! 
Et pro nobis Christum exora! 

V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo 
sacrata. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 87 

that we may experience her inter- 
cession for us, by whom we deserved 
to receive the Author of life, Our 
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee in the 
unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world 
without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance re- 
main always with us. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence. 

From Candlemas until Compline on Holy 
Saturday exclusively 

ANTHEM 

Trail, O Queen of heav'n enthroned! 

Hail, by angels Mistress owned! 
Root of Jesse! Gate of morn, 
Whence the world's true Light was 

born: 

Glorious Virgin, joy to thee, 
Beautiful surpassingly! 
Fairest thou where all are fair! 
Plead for us a pitying prayer. 

V. Vouchsafe that I may praise 
thee, O Blessed Virgin. 



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R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes 
tuos. 

Oremus 
/concede, misericors Deus, fragili- 
tati nostrae praesidium; ut qui 
sanetae Dei Genitricis memoriam 
agimus, intercessions ejus auxilio, a 
nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. 
Per eumdem Christum Dominum 
nostrum. R. Amen, 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat 
semper nobiscum. 
R. Amen. 
Pater, Ave, Credo, secreto. 

A Completorio Sabbati Sancti usque ad Nonam 
Sabbati post Pentecosten inclusive 

ANTIPHONA 

TD egina coeli, laetare, Alleluia. 

Quia quern meruisti portare, 
Alleluia. 

Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluia. 

Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia. 

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, 
Alleluia. 

R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, 
Alleluia. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 89 

R. Grant me strength against 
thine enemies. 

Let us pray 

r\ most merciful God, grant succor 
unto our frailty ; that as we cele- 
brate the memory of the holy Mother 
of God, so by the help of her inter- 
cession we may rise again from our 
sins. Through the same Christ our 
Lord. R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance re- 
main always with us. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence. 

From Compline of Holy Saturday until None 
on the Saturday after Pentecost inclusively 

ANTHEM 

Q Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alle- 
luia, 
For He Whom thou wast meet to 

bear, Alleluia, 
Hath risen, as He said, Alleluia. 
Pray for us to God, Alleluia. 

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin 
Mary, Alleluia. 

R. For the Lord hath risen in- 
deed, Alleluia. 



90 COMPLINE 



Oremus 

y\eus, qui per Resurrectionem Filii 
tui Domini nostri Jesu Christi, 
mundum laetificare dignatus es; 
praesta, quaesumus, ut per ejus Geni- 
tricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae 
capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eum- 
dem Christum Dominum nostrum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat 
semper nobiscum. R. Amen. 
Pater, Ave, Credo, secreto. 

A Completorio Sabbati post Pentecosten usque 
ad Adventum 

ANTIPHONA 

a alve, Regina, Mater misericordiae ; 
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, 
salve. 
Ad te clamamus, exules filii Hevae ; 

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et 
flentes, in hac lacrymarum valle. 

Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, 
Illos tuos misericordes oculos ad 
nos converte; 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 91 

Let us pray 

r\ God, Who didst vouchsafe to 
give joy to the world through the 
Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord 
Jesus Christ; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that, through His Mother, 
the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the 
joys of everlasting life. Through 
the same Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance re- 
main always with us. R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence. 

From Compline of the Saturday after Pentecost 
until Advent 

ANTHEM 

Trail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy. 
Hail, our life, our sweetness, 
and our hope! 

To thee do we cry, poor banished 
children of Eve. 

To thee do we send up our sighs, 
mourning, and weeping in this vale 
of tears. 

Turn then, most gracious advocate, 
thine eyes of mercy toward us. 



Q2 



COMPLINE 



Et Jesum, benedictum fructum 
ventris tui, 

Nobis post hoc exilium ostende. 

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo 
Maria. 

V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei 
Genitrix. 

R. Ut digni efficiamur promis- 
sionibus Christi. 

Oremus 
rynnipotens, sempiterne Deus, qui 
gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae 
corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii 
tui habitaculum effici mereretur, 
Spiritu Sancto cooperante, praepara- 
sti; da, ut cujus commemoratione 
laetamur, ejus pia intercessione ab 
instantibus malis, et a morte per- 
petua liberemur. Per eumdem 
Christum Dominum nostrum. 



R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium maneat 
semper nobiscum. 
R. Amen. 
Pater, Ave, Credo, secreto. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 93 

And after this our exile show unto 
us the blessed fruit of thy womb, 
Jesus. 

O clement, O loving, O sweet 
Virgin Mary. 

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother 
of God. 

R. That we may be made worthy 
of the promises of Christ. 

Let us pray 

A lmighty, everlasting God, Who, by 
the co-operation of the Holy 
Ghost, didst so make ready the body 
and soul of the glorious Virgin 
Mother Mary that she deserved to 
become a meet dwelling for Thy 
Son; grant that we, who rejoice in 
her memory, may through her loving 
intercession be delivered from the 
evils that hang over us, and from 
everlasting death. Through the 
same Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

V. May the divine assistance re- 
main always with us. 

R. Amen. 

Pater, Ave, and Credo, in silence. 



94 



MATINS 



MATINS 

Ave Maria, secreto 

V. T^omine, ^ labia mea aperies. 

R. Et os meum annuntiabit lau- 
dem tuam. 

V. Deus, ^ in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri. 

R. Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, 
Rex aeternae gloriae. 

INVITATORIUM 

Ave, Maria, gratia plena: Domi- 
nus tecum. Ave, Maria, gratia 
plena: Dominus tecum. 

psalmus xciv 

TTenite, exultemus Domino, jubile- 
mus Deo salutari nostro: prae- 
occupemus faciem ejus in confes- 
sione, et in psalmis jubilemus ei. 

Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus 
tecum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 95 

MATINS 
Hail Mary, silently 

V. t ord, ^ Thou shalt open my 
"^ lips. 
R. And my mouth shall declare 
Thy praise. 

V. O God, ^ hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of glory everlasting. 

INVITATORY 

Trail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord 
is with thee. Hail, Mary, full 
of grace, the Lord is with thee. 
psalm xciv 

An invitation to praise God, and to obey Him 

r\ come, let us exult in the Lord; 
let us rejoice before God our 
Saviour. Let us come into His 
presence with thanksgiving ; and 
rejoice before Him with psalms. 

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord 
is with thee. 



96 MATINS 



Quoniam Deus magnus Dominus, 
et Rek magnus super omnes deos: 
quoniam non repellet Dominus ple- 
bem suam, quia in manu ejus sunt 
omnes fines terrae, et altitudines 
montium ipse conspicit. 

Dominus tecum. 

Quoniam ipsius est mare, et ipse 
fecit illud, et aridam fundaverunt 
manus ejus. Venite, adoremus et 
procidamus ante Deum; ploremus 
coram Domino, qui fecit nos, quia 
ipse est Dominus Deus noster, nos 
autem populus ejus et oves pascuae 
ejus. 

Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus 
tecum. 

Hodie si vocem ejus audieritis, 
nolite obdurare corda vestra, sicut 
in exacerbatione secundum diem 
tentationis in deserto, ubi tenta- 
verunt me patres vestri, probaverunt 
et viderunt opera mea. 

Dominus tecum. 

Quadraginta annis proximus fui 
generationi huic, et dixi : Semper hi 
errant corde: Ipsi vero non cogno- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 97 

For the Lord is a great God, and 
a great King above all gods ; for the 
Lord will not cast off His people, for 
in His hand are all the ends of the 
earth ; and the heights of the moun- 
tains He beholdeth. 

The Lord is with thee. 

For the sea is His, and He made 
it; and His hands formed the dry- 
land. Come, let us worship and 
fall down before God; let us weep 
before the Lord that made us; for 
He is the Lord our God; and we 
are His people, and the sheep of His 
pasture. 

Hail, Mary, full of grace ; the Lord 
is with thee. 

To-day if ye shall hear His voice, 
harden not your hearts; as in the 
provocation, according to the day 
of temptation in the wilderness: 
where your fathers tempted Me, 
proved and saw My works. 

The Lord is with thee. 

Forty years long was I nigh unto 
that generation, and said: They do 
always err in their heart; and they 



98 MATINS 



verunt vias meas, quibus juravi in 
ira mea, si introibunt in requiem 
meam. 

Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus 
tecum. 

Gloria Patri. 

Dominus tecum. 

Ave, Maria, gratia plena: Domi- 
nus tecum. 

HYMNUS 

r\ uem terra, pontus, sidera, 
^ Colunt, adorant, praedicant, 
Trinam regentem machinam 
Claustrum Mariae bajulat. 

Cui luna, sol, et omnia 
Deserviunt per tempora, 
Perfusa coeli gratia, 
Gestant puellae viscera. 

Beata Mater, munere, 
Cujus supernus Artifex, 
Mundum pugillo continens, 
Ventris sub area clausus est. 

Beata coeli ntintio, 
Fecunda Sancto Spiritu, 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 99 

have not known My ways, to whom I 
swore in My wrath that they should 
not enter into My rest. 

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord 
is with thee. 

Glory be, etc. 

The Lord is with thee. 

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord 
is with thee. 

HYMN 

iphe Lord, Whom earth, and air, 
and sea 

With one adoring voice resound ; 
Who rules them all in majesty; 

In Mary's heart a cloister found. 

Lo! in a humble virgin's womb 
Overshadowed by almighty power, 

He Whom the stars, and sun, and 
moon, 
Each serve in their appointed hour. 

O Mother blest, to whom was given 
Within thy compass to contain 

The Architect of earth and heaven, 
Whose hands the universe sustain! 

To thee was sent an angel down; 
In thee the Spirit was enshrined; 



100 MATINS 



Desideratus gentibus, 
Cujus per alvum fusus est. 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 

Isti tres Psalmi sequentes diebus Dominicis, 
Feria II, et V ad Nocturnum dicuntur 

Ant. Tjenedicta tu * in mulieribus, 
et benedictus fructus ven- 
tris tui. 

PSALMUS VIII 



T\6mine, Dominus noster, * quam 
admirabile est nomen tuum in 
universa terra! 

Quoniam elevata est magnificentia 
tua * super coelos. 

Ex ore infantium et lactentium 
perfecisti laudem propter inimicos 
tuos; * ut destruas inimicum et ul- 
torem. 

Quoniam videbo coelos tuos, opera 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 10 1 

From thee came forth that mighty 
One, 
The long-desired of all mankind. 

O Jesu! born of virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee ; 

Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

The three following Psalms are said on Sunday, 
Monday, and Thursday at the Nocturn 

Ant. glessed art thou * amongst 
women, and blessed is the 
fruit of thy womb. 

PSALM VIII 

God is wonderful in His works; especially in 
mankind, singularly exalted by the Incarnation 
of Christ 

Q Lord, our Lord, how admirable is 
Thy name in the whole earth! 

For Thy magnificence is exalted 
above the heavens. 

Out of the mouth of babes and 
sucklings Thou hast perfected praise 
because of Thine enemies, that Thou 
mayest destroy the enemy and the 
avenger. 

For I will behold Thy heavens, 



102 MATINS 



digitorum tuorum ; * lunam et Stellas, 
quae tu fundasti. 

Quid est homo, quod memor es 
ejus? * aut filius hominis, quoniam 
visitas eum? 

Minuisti eum paulo minus ab 
angelis, gloria et honore coronasti 
eum; * et constituisti eum super 
opera manuum tuarum. 

Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus 
ejus; * oves et boves universas, in- 
super et pecora campi. 

Volucres coeli, et pisces maris,* 
qui perambulant semitas maris. 

Domine, Dominus noster, * quam 
admirabile est nomen tuum in uni- 
versa terra! 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. "Denedicta tu in mulieribus, 
et benedictus fructus ven- 
tris tui. 

Ant. Qicut myrrha electa * odorem 
dedisti suavitatis, sancta 
Dei Genitrix. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 103 

the works of Thy fingers : the moon 
and the stars which Thou hast set. 

What is man that Thou art mind- 
ful of him? or the son of man that 
Thou visitest him ? 

Thou hast made him a little less 
than the angels, Thou hast crowned 
him with glory and honor ; and hast 
set him over the works of Thy hands. 

All things Thou hast put under his 
feet: sheep and all oxen, yea, also 
the beasts of the field. 

The birds of the air and the fishes 
of the sea, that pass through the 
paths of the sea. 

O Lord, our Lord, how admirable 
is Thy name in all the earth! 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. "Blessed art thou amongst 

women, and blessed is the 
fruit of thy womb. 
Ant. Tike unto choice myrrh * 

thouyieldest a sweet smell, 
O holy Mother of God. 



104 MATINS 



PSALMUS XVIII 

pioeli enarrant gloriam Dei; * et 
opera manuum ejus annuntiat 
firmamentum. 

Dies diei eructat verbum, * et nox 
nocti indicat scientiam. 

Non sunt loquelae, neque ser- 
mones, * quorum non audiantur voces 
eorum. 

In omnem terram exivit sonus 
eorum; * et in fines orbis terrae 
verba eorum. 

In sole posuit tabernaculum 
suum; * et ipse tamquam sponsus 
procedens de thalamo suo. 

Exultavit ut gigas ad currendam 
viam; * a summo coelo egressio ejus, 

Et occursus ejus usque ad sum- 
mum ejus ; * nee est qui se abscon- 
dat a calore ejus. 

Lex Domini immaculata, conver- 
tens animas; * testimonium Domini 
fidele, sapientiam praestans parvulis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 105 

PSALM XVIII 
The works of God show forth His glory 

'T'he heavens are telling the glory 
of God; and the firmament de- 
clareth the works of His hands. 

Day unto day uttereth speech; 
and night unto night showeth knowl- 
edge. 

They are not speeches nor words, 
whose voices are not heard. 

Unto all the earth their sound 
hath gone forth, and their words 
unto the ends of the world. 

In the sun hath He set His taber- 
nacle ; and as a bridegroom cometh 
out His bride-chamber. 

He hath rejoiced as a giant to run 
His course. His going forth is from 
the end of heaven ; 

And His course even unto the end 
thereof: and there is none that is 
hid from His heat. 

The law of the Lord is without 
spot, converting souls: the testi- 
mony of the Lord is faithful, giving 
wisdom to little ones. 



106 MATINS 



Justitiae Domini rectse, laetifican- 
tes corda ; * praeceptum Domini luci- 
dum, illuminans oculos. 

Timor Domini sanctus, permanens 
in saeculum saeculi; * judicia Domini 
vera, justificata in semetipsa. k 

Desiderabilia super aurum, et la- 
pidem pretiosum multum; * et dul- 
ciora super mel et favum. 

Etenim servus tuus custodit ea ; * 
in custodiendis illis retributio multa* 

Delicta quis intelligit? Ab occul- 
tis meis munda me; * et ab alienis 
parce servo tuo. 

Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc 
immaculatus ero; * et emundabor a 
delicto maximo. 

Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia 
oris mei; * et meditatio cordis mei 
in conspectu tuo semper. 

Domine, adjutor meus: * et re- 
demptor meus. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 107 

The precepts of the Lord are right, 
rejoicing hearts : the commandment 
of the Lord is lightsome, enlighten- 
ing the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is holy, en- 
during for ever and ever : the judg- 
ments of the Lord are true, justified 
in themselves. 

More to be desired are they than 
gold and many precious stones ; and 
sweeter than honey and the honey- 
comb. 

For Thy servant keepeth them; 
and in keeping them there is great 
reward. 

Who understandeth his sins? 
From my secret ones cleanse me, and 
from strangers spare Thy servant. 

If they shall have no dominion 
over me, then shall I be without spot : 
and I shall be cleansed from griev- 
ous sin. 

And the sayings of my mouth and 
the meditation of my heart in Thy 
sight shall be ever pleasing. 

O Lord, my helper and my re- 
deemer. 



108 MATINS 






Gloria Patri. 
Ant. gicut myrrha electa odor em 
dedisti suavitatis, sancta 
Dei Genitrix. 

Ant. Ante torum* hujus Virginis 
*** frequentate nobis dulcia 
cantica dramatis. 

PSALMUS XXIII 



T\6mini est terra, et plenitudo ejus ; * 
orbis terrarum, et universi, qui 
habitant in eo. 

Quia ipse super maria fundavit 
eum: * et super flumina preparavit 
eum. 

Quis ascendet in montem Domini,* 
aut quis stabit in loco sancto ejus? 

Innocens manibus, et mundo 
corde, * qui non accepit in vano ani- 
mam suam, nee juravit in dolo 
proximo suo. 

Hie accipiet benedictionem a Do- 
mino: * et misericordiam a Deo 
salutari suo. 

Haec est generatio quaerentium 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 109 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. Tike unto choice myrrh thou 
yieldest a sweet smell, O 
holy Mother of God. 
Ant. "Defore this Virgin's couch * 
sing us again and again 
the sweet songs of the play. 

PSALM XXIII 

A song of triumph for the translation of the 
Ark to Mount Sion 

T'he earth is the Lord's, and the 
fulness thereof: the world and 
all they that dwell therein. 

For He hath founded it upon the 
seas ; and hath prepared it upon the 
rivers. 

Who shall go up to the mountain 
of the Lord? or who shall stand in 
His holy place ? 

He that hath clean hands and a 
pure heart: who hath not taken his 
soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully 
to his neighbor. 

He shall receive a blessing from 
the Lord, and mercy from God his 
Saviour. 

This is the generation of them that 



HO MATINS 



eum, * quaerentium faciem Dei 
Jacob. 

Attollite portas, principes, vestras 
et elevamini portae aeternales: * et 
introibit Rex gloriae. 

Quis est iste Rex gloriae? * Domi- 
nus fortis, et potens; Dominus po- 
tens in praelio. 

Attollite portas, principes, vestras, 
et elevamini portae aeternales: * et 
introibit Rex gloriae. 

Quis est iste Rex gloriae? * Domi- 
nus virtutum, ipse est Rex gloriae. 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. Ante torum hujus Virginis 
"■ frequentate nobis diilcia 
cantica dramatis. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Pater noster, secreto. 

V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. m 

seek Him: of them that seek the 
face of the God of Jacob. 

Lift up your gates, O ye princes, 
and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates : 
and the King of glory shall enter in. 

Who is this King of glory ? The 
Lord strong and mighty: the Lord 
mighty in battle. 

Lift up your gates, O ye princes, 
and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates ; 
and the King of glory shall enter in. 

Who is this King of glory? The 
Lord of hosts, He is the King of 
glory. 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. "Defore this Virgin's couch 
sing us again and again 
the sweet songs of the play. 

V. Grace is poured forth on thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Our Father, in silence. 

V. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 



112 MATINS 



Isti tres Psalmi sequentes Feria HI et VI ad 
Nocturnum dicuntur 

Ant. Qpecie tua, * et pulchritudine 
tua, intende, prospere pro- 
cede, et regna. 

PSALMUS XLIV 

■piructavit cor meum verbum bo- 
■^ num : * dico ego opera mea RegL 

Lingua mea calamus scribae, * velo- 
citer scribentis. 

Speciosus forma prae filiis homi- 
num, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis : * 
propterea benedixit te Deus in aeter- 
num. 

Accingere gladio tuo super femur 
tuum, * Potentissime. 

Specie tua, et pulchritudine tua; * 
intende, prospere procede, et regna. 

Propter veritatem, et mansuetu- 
dinem, et justitiam : * et dedticet te 
mirabiliter dextera tua. 

Sagittae tuae acutae, populi sub 
te cadent, * in corda inimicorum 
Regis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 113 

The three following Psalms are said on Tuesday 
and Friday at the Nocturn 

Ant. jn Thy comeliness * and Thy 
beauty, go forth, advance 
prosperously and reign. 

PSALM XLIV 

The excellence of Christ's kingdom^ and the 
endowments of His Church 

Tyry heart hath uttered a good word : 
1 I address my works to the King. 

My tongue is the pen of a writer 
that writeth swiftly. 

Thou art beautiful above the sons 
of men, grace is poured forth on Thy 
lips; therefore God hath blessed 
Thee for ever. 

Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, 
O Thou most mighty. 

With Thy comeliness and Thy 
beauty, bend [Thy bow], advance 
prosperously, and reign. 

In behalf of truth and meekness 
and justice; and Thy right hand 
shall guide Thee wondrously. 

Thine arrows are sharp; under 
Thee shall the peoples fall, into the 
hearts of the King's enemies. 



H4 



MATINS 



Sedes tua, Deus, in saeculum 
saeculi, * virga directionis virga regni 
tui. 

Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti ini- 
quitatem; * propterea unxit te Deus, 
Deus tuus, oleo laetitiae prae consorti- 
bus tuis. 

Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vesti- 
mentis tuis, a domibus eburneis; * 
ex quibus delectaverunt te filiae 
regum in honor e tuo. 

Astitit Regina a dextris tuis in 
vestitu deaurato, * circumdata varie- 
tate. 

Audi, filia, et vide, et inclina 
aurem tuam; * et obliviscere popu- 
lum tuum, et domum patris tui. 

Et concupiscet Rex decorem 
tuum; * quoniam ipse est Dominus 
Deus tuus, et adorabunt eum. 

Et filiae Tyri in muneribus, * vul- 
tum tuum deprecabuntur omnes 
divites plebis. 

Omnis gloria ejus filiae Regis ab 
intus, * in fimbriis aureis circum- 
amicta varietatibus. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 1 15 

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and 
ever : the scepter of Thy kingdom is 
a scepter of uprightness. 

Thou lovest justice and hatest 
iniquity: therefore God, Thy God, 
hath anointed Thee with the oil of 
gladness above Thy fellows. 

Myrrh and aloes and cassia per- 
fume Thy garments, from out of ivory 
palaces: from which kings' daugh- 
ters gladden Thee in Thine honor. 

On Thy right hand standeth the 
Queen, in golden raiment wrought 
about with variety. 

Hearken, O daughter, and con- 
sider, and incline thine ear; forget 
also thine own people and thy father's 
house. 

And the King shall greatly desire 
thy beauty; for He is the Lord thy 
God, and Him they shall adore. 

And the daughters of Tyre, all the 
rich ones of the people, with gifts 
shall entreat thy face. 

All her glory [is that] of the King's 
daughter from within, with fringes 
of gold, arrayed in divers colors. 



Il6 MATINS 



Adducentur Regi virgines post 
earn ; * proximae ejus aff erentur tibi. 

Afferentur in laetitia et exulta- 
tione: * adducentur in templum 
Regis. 

Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi 
filii : * constitues eos principes super 
omnem terram. 

Memores erunt nominis tui, * in 
omni generatione et generationem. 

Propterea populi confitebuntur tibi 
in aeternum, * et in saeculum saeculL 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. Qpecie tua, et pulchrittidine 
tua, intende, prospere pro- 
cede, et regna. 

Ant. A djuvabit earn * Deus vultu 
suo: Deus in medio ejus> 
non commovebitur. 

PSALMUS XLV 

"iSeus noster refugium et virtus; * 
adjutor in tribulationibus, ouae 
invenerunt nos nimis. 

Propterea non timebimus, dum 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 117 

After her shall virgins be brought 
unto the King: her neighbors shall 
be brought unto thee. 

With joy and gladness shall they 
be brought: they shall be brought 
into the temple of the King. 

Instead of thy fathers, sons are 
born to thee : thou shalt make them 
princes over all the earth. 

They shall be mindful of thy name 
from generation to generation. 

Therefore shall the people praise 
thee for ever : yea for ever and ever. 

Glory be, etc. 

Ant. Tn Thy comeliness and Thy 

beauty, go forth, advance 

prosperously, and reign. 

Ant. C*o& shall help her * with His 

countenance ; God is in the 

midst of her, she shall not be moved. 

PSALM XLV 

The Church in persecution trusteth in the pro- 
tection of God 

/"vur God is a refuge and strength; 
a helper in troubles, which have 
come upon us heavily. 

Therefore shall we not fear when 



Il8 MATINS 



turbabitur terra, * et transferentur 
montes in cor maris. 

Sonuerunt et turbatae sunt aquae 
eorum; * conturbati sunt montes in 
fortitudine ejus, 

Fluminis impetus laetificat civita- 
temDei : * sanctificavit tabernaculum 
suum Altissimus. 

Deus in medio ejus, non commo- 
vebitur, * adjuvabit earn Deus mane 
diluculo. 

Conturbatae sunt gentes, et in- 
clinata sunt regna: * dedit vocem 
suam, mota est terra. 

Dominus virtutum nobiscum; * 
susceptor noster Deus Jacob. 

Venite, et videte opera Domini, 
quae posuit prodigia super terram; * 
auferens bella usque ad finem terrae. 

Arcum conteret, et confringet 
arma; * et scuta comburet igni. 

Vacate, et videte quoniam ego 
sum Deus : * exaltabor in gentibus, 
et exaltabor in terra. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 1 19 

the earth shall be troubled ; and the 
mountains shall be removed into 
the heart of the sea. 

Their waters roar and are troubled : 
the mountains are troubled at the 
violence thereof. 

The stream of the river maketh 
glad the city of God: the Most High 
hath hallowed His tabernacle. 

God is in the midst of her, she 
shall not be moved : God shall help 
her in the morning early. 

Nations were troubled, and king- 
doms bowed down: He gave forth 
His voice : the earth quaked. 

The Lord of hosts is with us : the 
God of Jacob is our helper. 

Come ye and behold the works of 
the Lord: what wonders He hath 
wrought upon earth, making wars to 
cease even to the ends of the earth. 

He shall break the bow and snap 
the weapons in sunder; and the 
shields shall He burn with fire. 

Be still, and see that I am God : I 
will be exalted among the nations, 
and I will be exalted in the earth. 



120 MATINS 



Dominus virtutum nobiscum:* 
susceptor noster Deus Jacob. 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. A djuvabit earn Deus vultu 
suo : Deus in medio ejus, 
non commovebitur. 

Ant. Qicut laetantium * omnium 
nostrum habitatio est in te, 
sancta Dei Genitrix. 

PSALMUS LXXXVI 

"Ciundamenta ejus in montibus 
Sanctis: * diligit Dominus por- 
tas Sion, super omnia tabernacula 
Jacob. 

Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, * civitas 
Dei. 

Memor ero Rahab et Babylonis,* 
scientium me. 

Ecce alienigenae, et Tyrus, et 
populus jEthiopum, * hi fuerunt illic. 

Numquid Sion dicet: Homo, et 
homo natus est in ea ; * et ipse fun- 
davit earn Altissimus ? 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 12 1 

The Lord of hosts is with us : the 
God of Jacob is our helper. 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. (?<od shall help her with His 

countenance; God is in 
the midst of her; she shall not be 
moved. 
Ant. As of people all rejoicing,* 

so is our dwelling in thee, 
O holy Mother of God. 

PSALM LXXXVI 
The glory of the Church of Christ 

TJis foundations are in the holy 
mountains ; the Lord loveth the 
gates of Sion above all the dwellings 
of Jacob. 

Glorious things are spoken of 
thee, O city of God. 

I will be mindful of Rahab and of 
Babylon, that know me. 

Behold strangers, and Tyre, and 
the people of the Ethiopians, these 
were there. 

Shall it not be said of Sion: This 
one, and that one, is born in her: 
and the Most High Himself hath 
founded her ? 



122 MATINS 



Dominus narrabit in scripturis 
populorum et principum; * horum 
qui fuerunt in ea. 

Sicut laetantium omnium * habi- 
tatio est in te. 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. gicut laetantium omnium nos- 
trum habitatio est in te f 
sancta Dei Genitrix. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis* 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Pater noster, secreto. 

V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 

Isti tres Psalmi sequentes Feria IV et Sabbato 
ad Nocturnum dicuntur 

Ant. /^.aude, Maria Virgo, * cunc- 
tas haereses sola intere- 
misti in universo mundo. 

psalmus xcv 



piantate Domino canticum novum: * 
cantate Domino, omnis terra, 
Cantate Domino, et benedicite 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 123 

The Lord shall tell it in His writ- 
ings of peoples and of princes, of 
them that have been in her. 

As of people all rejoicing, so is our 
dwelling in thee. 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. A s of people all rejoicing, so 
is our dwelling in thee, O 
holy Mother of God. 

V. Grace is poured forth on thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 

V. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 

The three following Psalms are said on Wednes- 
day and Saturday at the Nocturn 

Ant. "Dejoice, O Virgin Mary,* 

alone thou hast destroyed 

all heresies throughout the world. 

psalm xcv 

An exhortation to all creatures to praise God 

r\ sing unto the Lord a new song: 

sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 

Sing unto the Lord, and bless His 



124 MATINS 



nomini ejus: * annuntiate de die in 
diem salutare ejus. 

Annuntiate inter Gentes gloriam 
ejus, * in omnibus populis mirabilia 
ejus. 

Quoniam magnus Dominus, et 
laudabilis nimis: * terribilis est 
super omnes deos. 

Quoniam omnes dii Gentium dae- 
monia; * Dominus autem coelos 
fecit. 

Confessio et pulchritudo in con- 
spectu ejus; * sanctimonia et mag- 
nificentia in sanctificatione ejus. 

Afferte Domino, patriae Gentium, 
afferte Domino gloriam et honor em;* 
afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus. 

Tollite hostias, et introite in atria 
ejus; * adorate Dominum in atrio 
sancto ejus. 

Commoveatur a facie ejus uni- 
versa terra : * dicite in Gentibus quia 
Dominus regnavit. 

Etenim correxit orbem terrae, qui 
non commovebitur : * judicabit popu- 
los in aequitate. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 125 

name : tell forth His salvation from 
day to day. 

Tell forth His glory among the 
Gentiles: His wonders amongst 
all peoples. 

For the Lord is great, and highly 
to be praised: He is to be feared 
above all gods. 

For all the gods of the Gentiles 
are devils; but the Lord made the 
heavens. 

Praise and beauty are before Him; 
holiness and majesty are in His 
sanctuary. 

Bring unto the Lord, O ye kindred 
of the Gentiles, bring unto the Lord 
glory and honor: bring unto the 
Lord glory unto His name. 

Bring sacrifices, and come into 
His courts: adore ye the Lord in 
His holy court. 

Let all the earth be moved at His 
presence : tell ye among the Gentiles 
that the Lord hath reigned. 

For He hath established the world, 
and it shall not be moved: He will 
judge the peoples with equity. 



126 MATINS 



Laetentur coeli, et exultet terra, 
commoveatur mare, et plenitudo 
ejus; * gaudebunt campi, et omnia 
quae in eis sunt. 

Tunc exultabunt omnia ligna sil- 
varum a facie Domini, quia venit; * 
quoniam venit judicare terram. 

Judicabit orbem terrae in aequi- 
tate, * et populus in veritate sua. 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. /^aude, Maria Virgo, cunctas 
haereses sola interemisti 
in universo mundo. 
Ant. T^ignare me * lauddre te, 
Virgo sacrata : damihivir- 
ttitem contra hostes tuos. 

psalmus xcvi 

"Tiominus regnavit, exultet terra,* 
laetentur insulae multae. 

Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus ; * 
justitia, et judicium correctio sedis 
ejus. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 127 

Let the heavens rejoice and let 
the earth be glad: let the sea be 
moved, and the fulness thereof ; the 
fields shall be joyful, and all things 
that are therein. 

Then shall all the trees of the 
woods rejoice before the face of the 
Lord, for He cometh : for He cometh 
to judge the earth. 

He shall judge the world with 
equity, and the peoples in His truth. 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. "pejoice, O Virgin Mary, 
alone thou hast destroyed 
all heresies throughout the world. 
Ant. TTouchsafe that I * may 
praise thee, holy Virgin; 
grant me might against thine ene- 
mies. 

psalm xcvi 

Joy at the coming and reign of Christ 
'phe Lord doth reign ; let the earth 
rejoice: let the multitude of the 
isles be glad. 

Clouds and darkness are round 
about Him: justice and judgment 
are the foundation of His throne. 



128 MATINS 



Ignis ante ipsum praecedet, * et in- 
flammabit in circuitu inimicos ejus. 

Illuxerunt f ulgura ejus orbi terrae : * 
vidit, et commota est terra. 

Montes sicut cera fluxerunt a 
facie Domini; * a facie Domini omnis 
terra. 

Annuntiaverunt cceli justitiam 
ejus; * et viderunt omnes populi 
gloriam ejus. 

Confundantur omnes qui adorant 
sculptilia; * et qui gloriantur in 
simulacris suis. 

Adorate eum, omnes angeli ejus : * 
audivit, et laetata est Sion. 

Et exultaverunt filise Judae, * prop- 
ter judicia tua, Domine: 

Quoniam tu Dominus altissimus 
super omnem terram; * nimis exal- 
tatus es super omnes deos. 

Qui diligitis Dominum, odite 
malum; * custodit Dominus animas 
sanctorum suorum, de manu pecca- 
toris liberabit eos. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 129 

Fire shall go forth before Him, 
and shall burn up His enemies on 
every side. 

His lightnings shone upon the 
world: the earth saw, and was 
moved. 

The mountains melted like wax be- 
fore the face of the Lord; yea, all 
the earth, at the presence of the Lord. 

The heavens declared His justice ; 
and all the peoples saw His glory. 

Let them all be confounded that 
adore graven things; and that glory 
in their idols. 

Adore Him, all ye His angels; 
Sion heard, and was glad. 

And the daughters of Juda re- 
joiced, because of Thy judgments, 
O Lord. 

For Thou art Lord most high over 
all the earth: Thou art exalted ex- 
ceedingly above all gods. 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: 
the Lord keepeth the souls of His 
saints; He will deliver them out 
of the hand of the sinner. 



130 MATINS 



Lux orta est justo, * et rectis corde 
laetitia. 

Laetamini, justi, in Domino, * et 
confitemini memoriae sanctificationis 
ejus. Gloria Patri. 
Ant. Qignare me laudare te, Virgo 
sacrata : * d& mihi virtutem 
contra hostes tuos. 
Ant. "post partum * Virgo inviolata 
permansisti: Dei Genitrix, 
intercede pro nobis. 

In Adventu 
Ant. Angelus Domini * nuntiavit 
■"" Mariae, et concepit de 
Spiritu Sancto. 

PSALMUS xcvn 

piantate Domino canticum novum, * 
quia mirabilia fecit. 

Salvavit sibi dextera ejus, * et 
brachium sanctum ejus. 

Notum fecit Dominus salutare 
suum ; * in conspectu Gentium reve- 
lavit justitiam suam. 

Recordatus est misericordiae suae,* 
et veritatis suae domui Israel. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 13 1 

Light is risen to the just ; and glad- 
ness to such as are right of heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: 
and give praise to the remembrance 
of His holiness. Glory be, etc. 
Ant. TTouchsafe that I may praise 
thee, holy Virgin; grant 
me might against thine enemies. 
Ant. A fter childbirth, * O Virgin, 
thou didst remain invio- 
late ; plead for us, O Mother of God. 

During Advent 

Ant. TUie angel of the Lord de- 
clared unto Mary, and she 
conceived of the Holy Ghost. 

psalm xcvn 

Invitation to praise the Lord for the victories of 
Christ 

Cling unto the Lord a new song : for 
He hath done wonderful things. 

His right hand and His holy arm 
hath wrought salvation for Him. 

The Lord hath made known His 
salvation: He hath revealed His 
justice in the sight of the Gentiles. 

He hath remembered His mercy and 
His truth toward the house of Israel. 



132 MATINS 



Viderunt omnes termini terrae * 
salutare Dei nostri. 

Jubilate Deo omnis terra; * can- 
tate, et exultate, et psallite. 

Psallite Domino in cithara, in 
cithara et voce psalmi; * in tubis 
ductilibus, et voce tubae corneae. 

Jubilate in conspectu Regis Do- 
mini; * moveatur mare, et plenitudo 
ejus ; orbis terrarum, et qui habitant 
in eo. 

Flumina plaudent manu, simul 
montes exultabunt a conspectu 
Domini; * quoniam venit judicare 
terram. 

Judicabit orbem terrarum in justi- 
tia, * et populos in aequitate. 

Gloria Patri. 
Ant. "post partum, Virgo, inviolata 
permansisti : Dei Geni- 
trix, intercede pro nobis. 

In Adventu 
Ant. Angelus Domini nuntiavit 
Mariae; et concepit de 
Spiritu Sancto. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 133 

All the ends of the earth have 
seen the salvation of our God. 

Sing joyfully unto God, all the 
earth; sing, rejoice, and give praise. 

Give praise unto the Lord upon 
the harp, upon the harp and with 
voice of psalms: with the long 
trumpets and sound of the horn. 

Sing joyfully before the Lord our 
King; let the sea be moved, and the 
fulness thereof; the compass of the 
earth, and they that dwell therein. 

The rivers shall clap their hands, 
the mountains shall rejoice together 
at the presence of the Lord, for He 
cometh to judge the earth. 

He shall judge the world with 
justice, and the peoples with equity. 

Glory be, etc. 
Ant. After childbirth, O Virgin, 
thou didst remain invio- 
late; plead for us, O Mother of 
God. 

During Advent 
Ant. TThe angel of the Lord de- 
clared unto Mary, and 
she conceived of the Holy Ghost. 



134 MATINS 



V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Pater noster, secreto. 

V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 
ABSOLUTIO 

■precibus et meritis beatae Marise 
semper Virginis, et omnium 
sanctorum, perducat nos Dominus 
ad regna coelorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 

BENEDICTIO 

Tyros cum prole pia benedicat Virgo 
a Maria. 
R. Amen. 

LECTIO I 

Ecclus. xxiu 

yn omnibus requiem quaesivi, et in 

hereditate Domini morabor. 

Tunc praecepit, et dixit mihi Creator 

omnium; et qui creavit me, requie- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 135 

V. Grace is poured forth upon 
thy lips. 

R. Therefore God hath blessed 
thee for ever. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 

V. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 

The following Lessons, etc., are said throughout 
the year, except during Advent 

THE ABSOLUTION 

HPhrough the prayers and merits of 
blessed Mary, ever a virgin, and 
of all the saints, may the Lord bring 
us to the kingdom of heaven. 

R. Amen. 

V. Pray, a blessing. 

THE BLESSING 

Tyray the Virgin Mary with her lov- 
ing Child bless us. 
R. Amen. 

LESSON I 

Ecclus. xxiv 

jn all these I sought rest, and I 

shall abide in the inheritance of 

the Lord. Then the Creator of all 

things commanded and said to me; 



I36 MATINS 



vit in tabernaculo meo, et dixit mihi: 
In Jacob inhabita, et in Israel here- 
ditare, et in electis meis mitte 
radices. Tu autem, Domine, mise- 
rere nobis. 

R. Deo gratias. 

R. Sancta et immaculata virgini- 
tas, quibus te laudibus efferam, nes- 
cio. * Quia quern coeli capere non 
poterant, tuo gremio contulisti. 

V. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et 
benedictus fructus ventris tui.* 
Quia quern coeli capere non poterant, 
tuo gremio contulisti. 

V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 

BENEDICTIO 

Tpsa Virgo virginum intercedat pro 
nobis ad Dominum. 
R. Amen. 

LECTIO II 

T7t sic in Sion firmata sum, et in 
civitate sanctificata similiter re- 
quievi, et in Jerusalem potestas mea. 
Et radicavi in populo honorificato, et 
in parte Dei mei hereditas illius, et in 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 137 

and He that made me rested in my 
tabernacle, and He said to me: Let 
thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine 
inheritance in Israel, and take root 
in My chosen people. Do Thou, 
Lord, have mercy on us. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

R. O holy and immaculate vir- 
ginity, I know not with what praises 
to extol thee. For Him Whom 
heaven could not hold thou didst 
carry at thy bosom. 

V. Blessed art thou amongst wo- 
men, and blessed is the fruit of thy 
womb . For Him Whom heaven could 
not hold thou didst carry at thy bosom. 

V. Pray, a blessing. 

THE BLESSING 

Turay the Virgin of virgins herself 
plead for us before the Lord. 
R. Amen. 

LESSON II 

And so was I established in Sion, 
and in the holy city likewise I 
rested; and my power was in Jeru- 
salem. And I took root in an honor- 
able people, and in the portion of 



I38 MATINS 



plenitudine sanctorum detentio 
mea. Tu autem, Domine, miserere 
nobis. 

R. Deo gratias. 

R. Beata es, Virgo Maria, quae 
Dominum portasti Creatorem 
mundi. * Genuisti qui te fecit, et in 
aeternum permanes virgo. 

V. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum. * Genuisti qui 
te fecit, et in aeternum permanes 
virgo. 

Quando dicitur Te Deum, assumitur in fine 
hujus Responsorii : 

^Lloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
Sancto. * Genuisti qui te fecit, 
et in seternum permanes Virgo. 



V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 

BENEDICTIO 

■per Virginem Matrem concedat 
nobis Dominus salutem et pa- 
cem. 

R. Amen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 139 

my God is His inheritance, and my 
abode is in the full assembly of saints. 
Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

R. Blessed art thou, O Virgin 
Mary, who didst bear the Lord, the 
Creator of the world. Thou didst 
bring forth Him that made thee and 
remainest a virgin for ever. 

V. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the 
Lord is with thee. Thou didst bring 
forth Him that made thee, and re- 
mainest a virgin for ever. 

When the Te Deum is said y at the end of the 
Responsory is added 

Q-lory be to the Father, and to the 
Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 
Thou didst bring forth Him that 
made thee, and remainest a virgin 
for ever. 

V. Pray, a blessing. 

THE BLESSING 

'phrough the Virgin Mother may 
the Lord grant us salvation and 
peace. 

R. Amen. 



140 MATINS 



LECTIO III 

Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Li- 
^ bano, et quasi cypressus in 
monte Sion; quasi palma exaltata 
sum in Cades, et quasi plantatio 
rosae in Jericho; quasi oliva spe- 
ciosa in campis, et quasi platanus 
exaltata sum juxta aquam in plateis. 
Sicut cinnamomum et balsamum 
aromatizans odorem dedi: quasi 
myrrha electa dedi suavitatem 
odoris. Tu autem, Domine, miserere 
nobis. 

R. Deo gratias. 

Sequens Responsorium omittitur quando dicitur 
Te Deum 

R. "pielix namque es, sacra Virgo 
Maria, et omni laude dignis- 
sima. * Quia ex te ortus est sol 
justitiae, * Christus Deus noster. 

V. Ora pro populo, interveni pro 
clero, intercede pro devoto femineo 
sexu; sentiant omnes tuum juva- 
men, quicumque celebrant tuam sanc- 
tam commemorationem. * Quia ex 
te ortus est sol justitiae, * Christus 
Deus noster. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 141 

LESSON III 

t was exalted like a cedar in Leba- 
non, and as a cypress-tree on 
Mount Sion. I was exalted like a 
palm-tree in Cades, and as a rose- 
plant in Jericho. As a fair olive- 
tree in the plains, and as a plane-tree 
by the water in the streets, was I 
exalted. I gave forth a sweet fra- 
grance like cinnamon and aromatic 
balm. I yielded a sweet smell like 
choicest myrrh. Do Thou, Lord, 
have mercy on us. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

When the Te Deum is said, the following 
Responsory is omitted 

R. TTappy indeed art thou, O holy 
Virgin Mary, and most worthy 
of all praise : For out of thee arose the 
Sun of righteousness, Christ our God. 
V. Pray for the people, inter- 
cede for the clergy, plead for re- 
ligious women. Let all enjoy thine 
aid who keep holy commemoration 
of thee. For out of thee arose 
the Sun of righteousness, Christ 
our God. 



142 MATINS 



Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
Sancto. * Christus Deus noster. 

Sequens Hymnus Te Deum die. a Nativ. 
Domini usque ad Septuag., et a Dom. Resur- 
rectionis usque ad Advent., et quando dicitur, 
omittitur III Responsorium, et in II Respon- 
sorio dicitur Gloria Patri, ut dictum est 
supra : in Adventu autem et a Septuag. 
usque ad Pascha non die. nisi in Festis B. 
Mariae. 

TE DEUM 

HYMNUS SS. AMBROSII ET AUGUSTINI 

rne Deum laudamus: * te Domi- 
X num confitemur. 

Te aeternum Patrem; * omnis 
terra veneratur. 

Tibi omnes Angeli, * tibi Coeli, et 
universal Potestates, 

Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim, * in- 
cessabili voce proclamant : 

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus; * Do- 
minus Deus Sabaoth. 

Pleni sunt coeli et terra, * majes- 
tatis glorias tuae. 

Te gloriosus * Apostolorum cho- 
rus, 

Te Prophetarum * laudabilis nu- 
merus. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 143 

V. Glory be to the Father, and 
to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 
Christ our God. 

The following Hymn, Te Deum, is said from 
Christmas until Septuagesima, and from 
Easter Sunday until Advent. When it is said, 
the third Responsory is omitted, and Gloria 
Patri is said in the second Responsory, as 
was noted above. In Advent and from 
Septuagesima until Easter it is said only on 
festivals of the Blessed Virgin. 

TE DEUM 

HYMN OF SS. AMBROSE AND AUGUSTINE 

Trre praise Thee, O God; we ao 
knowledge Thee to be the Lord. 

Thee, the Father everlasting, all 
the earth doth worship. 

To Thee all the angels, to Thee 
the heavens, and all the powers, 

To Thee the cherubim and sera- 
phim cry out without ceasing : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of 
hosts. 

Full are the heavens and the earth 
of the majesty of Thy glory. 

Thee the glorious choir of the 
apostles. 

Thee the admirable company of 
the prophets. 



144 MATINS 



Te Martyrum candidates * laudat 
exercitus. 

Te per orbem terrarum * sancta 
confitetur Ecclesia. 

Patrem * immensae Majestatis. 

Venerandum tuum verum * et 
unicum Filium. 

Sanctum quoque * Paraclitum Spi- 
ritum. 

Tu Rex gloriae, * Christe. 

Tu Patris * sempiternus es Filius. 

Tu ad liberandum suscepturus 
hominem, * non horruisti Virginis 
uterum. 

Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, * aperu- 
isti credentibus regna coelorum. 

Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, * in 
gloria Patris. 

Judex crederis * esse venttirus. 

1 Te ergo qudesumus, tuts famulis 
subveniy * quos pretioso sanguine re- 
demist i. 

1 Hie genuflectitur. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 145 

Thee the white-robed army of 
martyrs doth praise. 

Thee the holy Church throughout 
the world doth confess. 

The Father of incomprehensible 
Majesty. 

Thine adorable, true, and only 
Son. 

And the Holy Ghost the Para- 
clete. 

Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory. 

Thou art the everlasting Son of the 
Father. 

Thou, having taken upon Thee to 
deliver man, didst not disdain the 
Virgin's womb. 

Thou, having overcome the sting 
of death, hast opened to believers 
the kingdom of heaven. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of 
God, in the glory of the Father. 

Thou, we believe, art the Judge 
to come. 

! We beseech Thee, therefore, to 
help Thy servants, whom Thou hast 
redeemed with Thy precious blood. 

1 Kneel at this verse. 



I46 MATINS 



jBterna fac cum Sanctis tuis, * in 
gloria numerari. 

Salvum fac populum tuum, Do- 
mine, * et benedic hereditati tuae. 

Et rege eos, * et extolle illos usque 
in aeternum. 

Persingulos dies, * benedicimus te. 

Et laudamus nomen tuum in saecu- 
lum, * et in saeculum saeculi. 

Dignare, Domine, die isto, * sine 
peccato nos custodire. 

Miserere nostri, Domine, * mise- 
rere nostri. 

Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, 
super nos; * quemadmodum spera- 
vimus in te. 

In te, Domine, speravi; * non 
confundar in aeternum. 

//. In Adventu 
ABSOLUTIO 

"precibus et meritis beatae Mariae 
semper virginis, et omnium sanc- 
torum, perducat nos Dominus ad 
regna coelorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 147 

Make them to be numbered with 
Thy saints in glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless 
Thine inheritance. 

And govern them, and exalt them 
for ever. 

Day by day we bless Thee. 

And we praise Thy name for ever ; 
yea, for ever and ever. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, to 
keep us without sin. 

Have mercy on us, O Lord ; have 
mercy on us. 

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be 
upon us; as we have trusted in 
Thee. 

In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted: 
let me not be confounded for ever. 

The following Lessons, etc., are said in Adveni 
THE ABSOLUTION 

'Through the prayers and merits 
of Blessed Mary, ever a virgin, 
and of all the saints, may the Lord 
bring us to the kingdom of heaven. 

R. Amen. 

V. Pray, a blessing. 



148 MATINS 



BENEDICTIO 

■vros cum prole pia benedicat Virgo 
** Maria. 
R. Amen. 

LECTIO I 
Luc. i 

lyfissus est angelus Gabriel a Deo 
in civitatem Galilaeae, cui nomen 
Nazareth, ad virginem desponsatam 
viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de 
domo David; et nomen virginis 
Maria. Et ingressus angelus ad 
earn, dixit : Ave, gratia plena, Domi- 
nus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieri- 
bus. Tu autem, Domine, miserere 
nobis. 

R. Deo gratias. 

R. Missus est Gabriel angelus 
ad Mariam Virginem desponsatam 
Joseph, nuntians ei verbum; et 
expavescit virgo de lumine. Ne 
timeas, Maria; invenisti gratiam 
apud Dominum. * Ecce concipies, 
et paries; et vocabitur Altissimi 
Filius. 

V. Dabit ei Dominus Deus sedem 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 149 

THE BLESSING 

Tyray the Virgin Mary with her 
loving Child bless us. 
R. Amen. 

LESSON I 
Luke i 

'The angel Gabriel was sent from 
God into a city of Galilee called 
Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a 
man whose name was Joseph, of the 
house of David; and the Virgin's 
name was Mary. And the angel 
being come in, said unto her : Hail, 
full of grace, the Lord is with thee: 
blessed art thou amongst women. 
Do thou, Lord, have mercy on us. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

R. The angel Gabriel was sent to 
Mary, the Virgin, who was espoused 
to Joseph, declaring to her the word, 
and the Virgin trembles at the light. 
Fear not, Mary, thou hast found 
grace with the Lord: Behold, thou 
shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth, 
and He shall be called the Son of the 
Most High. 

V. The Lord shall give unto Him 



150 MATINS 



David patris ejus, et regnabit in 
domo Jacob in aeternum. Ecce 
concipies et paries, et vocabitur 
Altissimi Filius. 

V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 

BENEDICTIO 

Tpsa Virgo virginum intercedat pro 
nobis ad Dominum. 
R. Amen. 

LECTIO II 

Quae cum audisset, turbata est in 
^ sermone ejus, et cogitabat qualis 
esset ista salutatio. Et ait angelus 
ei: Ne timeas, Maria: invenisti 
enim gratiam apud Deum. Ecce 
concipies in utero, et paries Filium, 
et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum. Hie 
erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi voca- 
bitur. Et dabit illi Dominus Deus 
sedem David patris ejus, et regna- 
bit in domo Jacob in aeternum; et 
regni ejus non erit finis. Tu autem, 
Domine, miserere nobis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 151 

the throne of David His father, and 
He shall reign in the house of Jacob 
for ever. Behold, thou shalt conceive, 
and shalt bring forth, and He shall be 
called the Son of the Most High. 
V. Pray, a blessing. 

THE BLESSING 

"lyray the Virgin of virgins herself 
plead for us before the Lord. 
R. Amen. 

LESSON II 

And when she had heard these 
things, she was troubled at his 
saying, and thought within herself 
what manner of salutation this 
should be. And the angel said unto 
her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast 
found grace with God. Behold, 
thou shalt conceive in the womb, and 
shalt bring forth a Son, and thou 
shalt call His name Jesus. He shall 
be great, and shall be called the 
Son of the Most High. And the 
Lord God will give unto Him the 
throne of David His father, and He 
shall reign in the house of Jacob 
for ever; and of His kingdom there 



152 MATINS 



R. Deo gratias. 

R. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Domi- 
nus tecum. * Spiritus Sanctus su- 
perveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi 
obumbrabit tibi; quod enim ex te 
nascetur sanctum, vocabitur Filius 
Dei. 

V. Quomodo fiet istud, quoniam 
virum non cognosco? Et respon- 
dens angelus, dixit ei: * Spiritus 
Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus 
Altissimi obumbrabit tibi; quod 
enim ex te nascetur sanctum, voca- 
bitur Filius Dei. 

Cum dicitur Te Deum, tunc additur: 

V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiri- 
tui Sancto. 

Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, 
et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi; 
quod enim ex te nascetur sanctum, 
vocabitur Filius Dei. 

V. Jube, domne, benedicere. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 153 

shall be no end. Do thou, Lord, 
have mercy on us. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

R. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the 
Lord is with thee. The Holy Ghost 
shall come upon thee, and the power 
of the Most High shall overshadow 
thee; for the Holy which shall be 
born of thee shall be called the Son 
of God. 

V. How shall this be done, seeing 
I know not man? And the angel 
answering said unto her : The Holy 
Ghost shall come upon thee, and the 
power of the Most High shall over- 
shadow thee; for the Holy which 
shall be born of thee shall be called 
the Son of God. 

When the Te Deum is said, add the following: 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to 
the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

The Holy Ghost shall come upon 
thee, and the power of the Most 
High shall overshadow thee ; for the 
Holy which shall be born of thee 
shall be called the Son of God. 

V. Pray, a blessing. 



154 MATINS 



BENEDICTIO 

■per Virginem Matrem, concedat 
nobis Dominus salutem et pa- 
cem. R. Amen. 

LECTIO III 

Qixit autem Maria ad angelum: 
Quomodo fiet istud, quoniam 
virum non cognosco? Et respon- 
dens angelus, dixit ei: Spiritus 
Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus 
Altissimi obumbrabit tibi. Xdeoque 
et quod nascetur ex te sanctum, 
vocabitur Filius Dei. Et ecce Elisa- 
beth, cognata tua, et ipsa concepit 
filium in senectute sua. Et hie 
mensis sextus est illi, quae vocatur 
sterilis; quia non erit impossibile 
apud Deum omne verbum. Dixit 
autem Maria; Ecce ancilla Domini, 
fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. 
Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis. 
R. Deo gratias. 

Quando Te Deum dicitur sequens Respon- 
sorium omittitur. 

R. Suscipe verbum, Virgo Maria, 
quod tibi a Domino per angelum 
transmissum est: concipies, et 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 1 55 

THE BLESSING 

■phrough the Virgin Mother may 
the Lord grant us salvation and 
peace. R. Amen. 

LESSON III 

A nd Mary said to the angel : How 
shall this be done, seeing I know 
not man ? And the angel answering 
said unto her : The Holy Ghost shall 
come upon thee, and the power of the 
Most High shall overshadow thee. 
And therefore also the Holy which 
shall be born of thee shall be called 
the Son of God. And behold, thy 
cousin Elizabeth, she also hath con- 
ceived a son in her old age, and this 
is the sixth month with her who is 
called barren; for no word shall be 
impossible with God. And Mary 
said: Behold the handmaid of the 
Lord, be it done to me according to 
Thy word. Do Thou, Lord, etc. 
R. Thanks be to God. 

The following Responsory is omitted when 
the Te Deum is said. 

R. Receive, O Virgin Mary, the 
word which the Lord hath sent thee 



156 LAUDS 



paries Deum pariter et hominem.* 
Ut benedicta dicaris inter omnes 
mulieres. 

V. Paries quidem Filium, et vir- 
ginitatis non patieris detrimentum : 
efficieris gravida, et eris mater sem- 
per intacta. * Ut benedicta dicaris 
inter omnes mulieres. 

V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui 
Sancto. * Ut benedicta dicaris inter 
omnes mulieres. 

LAUDS 

x^eus, *{* in adjutorium meum in- 
tende. 
R. Domine, *%• ad adjuvandum 
me festina. 
Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, 
Rex aeternae gloriae. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. A ssumpta est * Maria in coe- 
lum, gaudent angeli, lau- 
dantes benedicunt Dominum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 157 

through an angel: Thou shalt con- 
ceive, and shalt bring forth both 
God and man, that thou mayest be 
called blessed amongst all women. 

V. Yea, thou shalt bring forth a 
Son, and shalt suffer no loss of vir- 
ginity : thou shalt be with child, and 
shalt be a mother ever undefiled. 
That thou mayest be called blessed 
amongst all women. 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to 
the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 
That thou mayest be called blessed 
amongst all women. 

LAUDS 
Q God, ^ hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, ^ make haste to help me. 
Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of everlasting glory. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Tyrary is taken up * into 
heaven, the angels rejoice, 
and praising, bless the Lord. 



158 LAUDS 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. Tyrissus est * Gabriel angelus 
ad Mariam Virginem de- 

sponsatam Joseph. 

///. Post Adventum 

Ant. r\ admirabile commercium! * 
Creator generis humani, 

animatum corpus sumens, de vir- 

gine nasci dignatus est : et procedens 

homo sine semine, largitus est nobis 

suam Deitatem. 

psalmus xcn 

"riominus regnavit, decorem indutus 
est : * indutus est Dominus f or- 
titudinem, et praecinxit se. 

Etenim firmavit orbem terrae, * qui 
non commovebitur. 

Parata sedes tua ex tunc: * a 
saeculo tu es. 

Elevaverunt fliimina, Domine, * 
elevaverunt flumina vocem suam. 

Elevaverunt flumina fluctus suos,* 
a vocibus aquarum multarum. 

Mirabiles elationes maris : * mira- 
bilis in altis Dominus. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 159 

During Advent 
Ant. T^he angel Gabriel was sent * 
to Mary the Virgin, who 
was espoused to Joseph. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. r\ wondrous union ! The 
Creator of mankind, taking 
a living body, vouchsafed to be born 
of a virgin, and becoming man, with- 
out man's concurrence, bestowed 
upon us His Godhead. 
psalm xcn 

The glory and the stability of the Church of Christ 
TUie Lord reigneth: He is clothed 
with beauty : the Lord is clothed 
with strength, and hath girded Him- 
self. 

For He hath established the world, 
which shall not be moved. 

Thy throne is prepared of old: 
Thou art from everlasting. 

The floods have lifted up, O Lord : 
the floods have lifted up their voice. 

The floods have lifted up then- 
waves, with the noise of many waters. 

Wonderful are the surges of the 
sea : wonderful is the Lord on high. 



l60 LAUDS 

Testimonia tua credibilia facta 
sunt nimis * domum tuam decet 
sanctitudo, Domine, in longitudinem 
dierum. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. A ssumpta est Maria in coe- 
lum, gaudent angeli lau- 
dantes benedicunt Dominum. 
Ant. Tyraria Virgo * assumpta 

est ad aethereum thala- 
mum in quo Rex regum stellato sedet 
solio. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. TIJissus est Gabriel angelus 

ad Mariam Virginem de- 
sponsatam Joseph. 
Ant. Ave, Maria, * gratia plena, 

Dominus tecum: bene- 
dicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. r\ admirabile commercium! 

Creator generis humani 
animatum corpus sumens, de vir- 
gine nasci dignatus est: et proce- 
dens homo sine semine, largitus est 
nobis suam Deitatem. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. l6l 

Thy testimonies are made exceed- 
ingly trustworthy : holiness be- 
cometh Thy house, O Lord, unto 
length of days. 
Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. lyfary is taken up into heaven, 
the angels rejoice, and 
praising, bless the Lord. 
Ant. T*he Virgin Mary * is taken 
up into the heavenly bride- 
chamber, where the King of kings 
sitteth on a starry throne. 
During Advent 

Ant. ^Fhe angel Gabriel was sent 
to Mary the Virgin, who 

was espoused to Joseph. 

Ant. TTail, Mary,* full of grace, the 
Lord is with thee ; blessed 

art thou amongst women, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. r\ wondrous union ! The 
Creator of mankind, taking 
a living body, vouchsafed to be born 
of a virgin, and becoming man, with- 
out man's concurrence, bestowed 
upon us His Godhead. 



1 62 LAUDS 

Ant. Quando natus es * ineffabili- 
** ter ex virgine, tunc im- 
pletae sunt Scripturae sicut pluvia in 
vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres 
genus humanum ; te laudamus, Deus 
noster. 

psalmus xcix 

yubilate Deo, omnis terra; * ser- 
vite Domino in laetitia. 

Introite in conspectu ejus: * in 
exultatione. 

Scitote quoniam Dominus ipse est 
Deus; * ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi 
nos. 

Populus ejus et oves pascuse ejus, * 
introite portas ejus in confessione, 
atria ejus in hymnis; confitemini 
illi. 

Laudate nomen ejus, quoniam 
suavis est Dominus; in aeternum 
misericordia ejus, * et usque in gene- 
rationem et generationem Veritas 
ejus. 

Gloria Patri. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 163 

Ant. "TXThen Thou wert wondrously 
born * of a virgin, then 
were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou 
earnest down like the rain upon the 
fleece, that Thou mightest save man- 
kind. We praise Thee, our God. 
psalm xcix 

All are invited to praise the Lord 

Cling joyfully unto God all the earth : 
serve ye the Lord with gladness. 

Come in before His presence with 
exceeding joy. 

Know ye that the Lord He is God : 
He hath made us, and not we our- 
selves. 

We are His people and the sheep 
of His pasture : go ye into His gates 
with thanksgiving, and into His 
courts with hymns ; and give thanks 
unto Him. 

Praise ye His name ; for the Lord 
is gracious, His mercy is for ever, 
and His truth endureth from genera- 
tion to generation. 

Glory be, etc. 



164 LAUDS 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. Tyraria Virgo assumpta est ad 
aethereum thalamum, in 
quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio. 

Ant. jn odor em * unguentorum 
tuorum currimus : adoles- 
centulae dilexerunt te nimis. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, 
Dominus tecum: bene- 
dicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia. 

Ant. "vre timeas, Maria: * invenisti 
gratiam apud Dominum: 

ecce concipies, et paries Filium, 

Alleluia. 

77/. Post Adventum 

Ant. Quando natus es ineffabiliter 
^^ ex virgine, tunc impletae 

sunt Scripturae : sicut pluvia in vellus 

descendisti, ut salvum f aceres genus 

humanum: te laudamus, Deus 

noster. 

Ant. "pubum, quern viderat 
Moyses * incombustum, 

conservatam agnovimus tuam lauda- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 165 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. 'T'he Virgin Mary is taken up 
into the heavenly bride- 
chamber, where the King of kings 
sitteth on a starry throne. 
Ant. "TTTe run after the sweet smell 
* of thine ointments; 
maidens love thee exceedingly. 

During Advent 
Ant. TTail, Mary, full of grace, 
the Lord is with thee; 
blessed art thou amongst women, 
Alleluia. 

Ant. TCiear not, Mary: * thou hast 

found grace before the 

Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, 

and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. TX7hen Thou wert wondrously 
born of a virgin, then 
were the Scriptures fulfilled; Thou 
earnest down like the rain upon the 
fleece, that Thou mightest save man- 
kind. We praise Thee, our God. 
Ant. fpiie bush which Moses saw * 
unconsumed, we acknowl- 
edge to be thine admirable virginity, 



1 66 LAUDS 

bilem virginitatem : Dei Genitrix, 
intercede pro nobis. 

PSALMUS LXII 

T)eus, Deus meus, * ad te de luce 
vigilo. 
Sitivit in te anima mea, * quam 
multipliciter tibi caro mea. 

In terra deserta, et invia, et in- 
aquosa; * sic in sancto apparui tibi, 
ut viderem virtutem tuam, et gloriam 
tuam. 

Quoniam melior est misericordia 
tua super vitas: * labia mea lauda- 
bunt te. 

Sic benedicam te in vita mea: 
* et in nomine tuo levabo manus 
meas. 

Sicut adipe et pinguedine replea- 
tur anima mea; * et labiis exulta- 
tionis laudabit os meum. 

Si memor fui tui super stratum 
meum, in matutinis meditabor in 
te, * quia fuisti adjutor meus. 

Et in velamento alarum tuarum 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 167 

which thou didst keep inviolate; O 
Mother of God, plead for us. 

PSALM LXII 
A prayer in desolation and distress 

r\ God, my God, to Thee do I wake 
at break of day. 

For Thee my soul thirsteth; for 
Thee my flesh longeth, O how ex- 
ceedingly! 

In a desert, pathless, and waterless 
land: so have I come before Thee 
in the holy place, that I might see 
Thy power and Thy glory. 

For Thy mercy is better than life : 
my lips shall praise Thee. 

Thus will I bless Thee all my life 
long ; and in Thy name will I lift up 
my hands. 

Let my soul be filled as with mar- 
row and fatness; and my mouth 
shall praise Thee with joyful lips. 

If I have remembered Thee upon 
my bed, on Thee will I meditate in 
the morning; because Thou hast 
been my helper. 

And I will rejoice under the covert 



I 68 LAUDS 

exultabo; adhaesit anima mea post 
te: * me suscepit dextera tua. 

Ipsi vero in vanum quaesierunt 
animam meam; introibunt in in- 
feriora terrae; * tradentur in manus 
gladii; partes vtilpium erunt. 

Rex vero laetabitur in Deo, lauda- 
btintur omnes qui jurant in eo; * 
quia obstructum est os loquentium 
iniqua. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. jn odorem unguentorum tuo- 
rum currimus : adolescen- 
tulae dilexerunt te nimis. 
Ant. "Denedicta, filia, * tu a Do- 
■P mino, quia per te fructum 
vitae communicavimus. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. "vre timeas, Maria: invenisti 
gratiam apud Dominum : 

ecce concipies, et paries Filium, 

Alleluia. 

Ant. T\abit ei Dominus * sedem 
David patris ejus, et reg- 

nabit in aeternum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 169 

of Thy wings : my soul cleaveth unto 
Thee ; Thy right hand upholdeth me. 

But they seek my soul in vain: 
they shall go into the lower parts of 
the earth: they shall be delivered 
into the power of the sword: they 
shall be portions for foxes. 

But the king shall rejoice in God, 
all they that swear by Him shall be 
praised : because the mouth of them 
that speak wicked things is stopped. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. "TX7"e run after the sweet smell 
of Thine ointments ; 
maidens love Thee exceedingly. 
Ant. JJlessed art thou, daughter,* 
of the Lord, for, through 
thee do we share in the fruit of life. 

During Advent 

Ant. "piear not, Mary: thou hast 

found grace before the 

Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, 

and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia. 

Ant. TUie Lord shall give unto Him * 

the throne of David His 

father, and He shall reign for ever. 



170 LAUDS 

///. Post Adventum 

Ant. T3 ubum, quern viderat Moyses 

incombustum, conserva- 

tarn agnovimus tuam laudabilem 

virginitatem : Dei Genitrix, intercede 

pro nobis. 

Ant. r* erminavit radix Jesse * orta 
est Stella ex Jacob: virgo 
peperit Salvatorem : te laudamus, 
Deus noster. 

CANTICUM TRIUM PUERORUM 
Dan. Hi 

TDenedicite, omnia opera Domini, 
Domino: * laudate, et super- 
exaltate eum in saecula. 

Benedicite, angeli Domini, Do- 
mino : * benedicite, cceli, Domino. 

Benedicite, aquae omnes, quae su- 
per ccelos sunt, Domino : * benedicite, 
omnes virttites Domini, Domino. 

Benedicite, sol et luna, Domino : * 
benedicite, stellae cceli, Domino. 

Benedicite, omnis imber et ros, 
Domino: * benedicite, omnes spiri- 
tus Dei, Domino. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 1 71 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. TUie bush which Moses saw 
unconsumed we acknowl- 
edge to be thine admirable virginity, 
which thou didst keep inviolate; O 
Mother of God, plead for us. 

Ant. ipiie root of Jesse hath 

budded, * a star hath arisen 

out of Jacob : a virgin hath brought 

forth a Saviour ; we give praise to 

Thee, our God. 

CANTICLE OF THE THREE CHILDREN 
Dan. iii 

^11 ye works of the Lord, bless 
the Lord, praise and exalt Him 
above all for ever. 

O ye angels of the Lord, bless the 
Lord : O ye heavens, bless the Lord. 

O all ye waters that are above the 
heavens, bless the Lord: O all ye 
powers of the Lord, bless the Lord. 

O ye sun and moon, bless the 
Lord; O ye stars of heaven, bless 
the Lord. 

O every shower and dew, bless 
ye the Lord ; O all ye spirits of God, 
bless the Lord. 



172 LAUDS 

Benedicite, ignis et aestus, Do- 
mino: * benedicite, frigus et aestus, 
Domino. 

Benedicite, rores et pruina, Do- 
mino: * benedicite, gelu et frigus, 
Domino. 

Benedicite, glacies et nives, Do- 
mino: * benedicite, noctes et dies, 
Domino. 

Benedicite, lux et tenebrae, Do- 
mino : * benedicite, fulgura et nubes, 
Domino. 

Benedicat terra Dominum; * lau- 
det et superexaltet eum in sae- 
cula. 

Benedicite, montes et colles, Do- 
mino : * benedicite, universa ger- 
minantia in terra, Domino. 

Benedicite, f ontes, Domino : * 
benedicite, maria et flumina, Do- 
mino. 

Benedicite, cete et omnia quae 
moventur in aquis, Domino : * bene- 
dicite, omnes volucres coeli, Domino. 

Benedicite, omnes bestiae et pe- 
cora, Domino: * benedicite, filii 
hominum, Domino. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 173 

O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord ; 
O ye cold and heat, bless the 
Lord. 

O ye dews and hoar-frosts, bless 
the Lord ; O ye frost and cold, bless 
the Lord. 

O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord ; 
O ye nights and days, bless the 
Lord. 

O ye light and darkness, bless 
the Lord; O ye lightnings and clouds, 
bless the Lord. 

O let the earth bless the Lord; 
let it praise and exalt Him above all 
for ever. 

O ye mountains and hills, bless 
the Lord ; O all ye things that spring 
up in the earth, bless the Lord. 

O ye fountains, bless the Lord; 
O ye seas and rivers, bless the 
Lord. 

O ye whales, and all that move 
in the waters, bless the Lord; O 
all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord. 

O all ye beasts and cattle, bless 
the Lord; O ye sons of men, bless 
the Lord. 



174 LAUDS 

Benedicat Israel Dominum : * lau- 
det et superexaltet eum in sae- 
cula. 

Benedicite, sacerdotes Domini, 
Domino : * benedicite, servi Domini, 
Domino. 

Benedicite, spiritus et animae jus- 
torum, Domino : * benedicite, sancti 
et humiles corde, Domino. 

Benedicite, Anania, Azaria, Misael, 
Domino: * laudate et superexaltate 
eum in saecula. 

Benedicamus Patrem, et Filium, 
cum Sancto Spiritu; * laudemus et 
superexaltemus eum in saecula. 

Benedictus es, Domine, in firma- 
mento cceli ; * et laudabilis, et glorio- 
sus, et superexaltatus in saecula. 

(Gloria Patri non dicitur.) 
I. Extra Adventum 

Ant. xjenedicta, filia, tu a Domino, 
quia per te fructum vitae 

communicavimus. 

Ant. "pulchra es * et decora, filia 
Jerusalem: terribilis ut 

castrorum acies ordinata. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 175 

O let Israel bless the Lord; let 
him praise and exalt Him above all 
for ever. 

O ye priests of the Lord, bless the 
Lord; O ye servants of the Lord, 
bless the Lord. 

O ye spirits and souls of the just, 
bless the Lord ; O ye holy and hum- 
ble of heart, bless the Lord. 

O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, 
bless ye the Lord; praise and exalt 
Him above all for ever. 

Let us bless the Father, and the 
Son, with the Holy Ghost; let us 
praise and magnify Him for ever. 

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the 
firmament of heaven ; and worthy of 
praise, and glorious, and magnified 
for ever. (Glory be, etc. is not said.) 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Tilessed art thou, daughter, of 
the Lord, for through thee 
do we share in the fruit of life. 
Ant. fphou art beautiful * and 
comely, O daughter of 
Jerusalem: terrible as an army set 
in array. 



176 LAUDS 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. T\afoit ei Dominus sedem 
David patris ejus, et reg- 
nabit in aeternum. 

Ant. "ricce ancilla Domini, * fiat 
mihi secundum verbum 
tuum. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. /^.erminavit radix Jesse, orta 
est Stella ex Jacob: virgo 
peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus, 
Deus noster. 

Ant. incce, Maria * genuit nobis 

Salvatorem, quern Joannes 

videns exclamavit, dicens: Ecce 

Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata 

mundi, Alleluia. 

PSALMUS CXLVIII 

T audate Dominum de coelis; * lau- 
date eum in excelsis. 

Laudate eum, omnes angeli ejus ; * 
laudate eum, omnes virtutes ejus. 

Laudate eum, sol et luna; * lau- 
date eum, omnes stellae, et lumen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 177 

During Advent 
Ant. TUie Lord shall give unto Him 
the throne of David His 
father, and He shall reign for ever. 
Ant. "Dehold the handmaid of the 
Lord : * be it done unto me 
according to thy word. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. T*he root of Jesse hath 

budded, a star hath arisen 

out of Jacob : a virgin hath brought 

forth a Saviour; we give praise to 

Thee, our God. 

Ant. "Dehold, Mary * hath borne 
us a Saviour, Whom when 
John saw he called out, saying: 
Behold the Lamb of God, behold 
Him Who taketh away the sins of 
the world, Alleluia. 

PSALM CXLVIII 
All creatures invited to praise God 

■praise the Lord from the heavens; 
praise Him in the heights. 

Praise Him, all ye His angels; 
praise Him, all His hosts. 

Praise Him, sun and moon ; praise 
Him, all ye stars and light. 



I78 LAUDS 

Laudate eum, coeli coelorum; * et 
aquae omnes, quae super coelos sunt, 
laudent nomen Domini. 

Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt:* 
ipse mandavit, et creata sunt. 

Statuit ea in aeternum, et in saecu- 
lum saeculi: * praeceptum posuit et 
non praeteribit. 

Laudate Dominum de terra : * dra- 
cones, et omnes abyssi. 

Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus 
procellarum, * quae faciunt verbum 
ejus. 

Montes, et omnes colles : * ligna 
fructifera, et omnes cedri. 

Bestiae, et universa pecora: * ser- 
pentes, et volucres pennatae. 

Reges terrae, et omnes populi, * 
principes, et omnes judices terrae. 

Juvenes, et virgines, senes cum 
junioribus laudent nomen Domini: * 
quia exaltatum est nomen ejus so- 
lius. 

Confessio ejus super coelum et 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 179 

Praise Him, ye heavens of 
heavens ; and let all the waters that 
are above the heavens, praise the 
name of the Lord. 

For He spake, and they were 
made: He commanded, and they 
were created. 

He hath established them for ever, 
and for evermore; He hath made a 
decree, and it shall not pass away. 

Praise the Lord from the earth ; ye 
dragons and all deeps. 

Fire, hail, snow, ice, and stormy 
winds, which fulfil His word, 

Mountains and all hills; fruitful 
trees and all cedars. 

Beasts and all cattle; creeping 
things, and feathered fowls. 

Kings of the earth and all peoples ; 
princes and all judges of the earth. 

Young men and maidens, old men 
and children, let them praise the 
name of the Lord; for His name 
alone is exalted. 

His praise is above heaven and 



l80 LAUDS 

terrain: * et exaltavit cornu populi 
sui. 

Hymnus omnibus Sanctis ejus : * 
filiis Israel, populo appropinquanti 
sibi. Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. "pulchra es et decora, filia 
Jerusalem ; terribilis ut 
castrorum acies ordinata. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. "piece ancilla Domini, fiat mihi 
secundum verbum tuum. 

///. Post Adventum 

Ant. "ricce Maria genuit nobis Sal- 
vatorem, quern Joannes 
videns exclamavit, dicens: Ecce 
Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata 
mundi. Alleluia. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 
CAPITULUM, Cant, vi 

TTiderunt earn filise Sion, et beatis- 
simam praedicaverunt, et reginae 
laudaverunt earn. 
R. Deo gratias. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. l8l 

earth ; and He hath exalted the horn 
of His people. 

A song of praise to all His saints ; 
to the children of Israel, a people 
drawing nigh unto Him. Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. *Thou art fair and comely, O 
daughter of Jerusalem: 
terrible as an army set in array. 

During Advent 

Ant. "Dehold the handmaid of the 
Lord: be it done unto me 
according to thy word. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. "Dehold, Mary hath borne us 
a Saviour, Whom when John 
saw he called out, saying: Behold 
the Lamb of God, behold Him Who 
taketh away the sins of the world, 
Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Advent 
LITTLE CHAPTER, Cant, vi 

TUie daughters of Sion saw her, 
and declared her most blessed; 
and queens praised her. 
R. Thanks be to God. 



1 82 LAUDS 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Is. xi 

■pigredietur virga de radice Jesse, 
et flos de radice ejus ascendet. 
Et requiescet super eum Spiritus 
Domini. 

R. Deo gratias. 

HYMNUS 

r\ gloriosa virginum, 

Sublimis inter sidera; 
Qui te creavit, parvulum 
Lactente nutris tibere. 

Quod Heva tristis abstulit, 
Tu reddis almo germine ; 
Intrent ut astra flebiles, 
Coeli recludis cardines. 

Tu Regis alti janua, 
Et aula lucis f tilgida : 

Vitam datam per Virgi- 

nem, 
Gentes redemptae, plaudite. 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 183 

During Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Is. xi 

HPhere shall come forth a rod out 
of the root of Jesse, and a flower 
shall rise up out of his root. And 
the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon 
Him. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

HYMN 

Q Queen of all the virgin choir, 

Enthroned above the starry sky, 
Who with thy bosom's milk didst feed 
Thine own Creator, Lord most high. 

What man had lost in hapless Eve, 
Thy sacred womb to man restores ; 
Thou to the wretched here beneath 
Hast open'd heaven's eternal doors. 

Hail, O refulgent Hall of light! 
Hail, Gate august of heaven's high 

King! 
Through thee redeemed to endless 

life, 
Thy praise let all the nations sing. 

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee ; 



184 LAUDS 

Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 
V. Benedicta tu in mulieribus. 

R. Et benedictus fructus ventris 
tui. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. "Deata Dei Genitrix Maria, * 
virgo perpetua, templum 
Domini, sacrarium Spiritus Sancti: 
sola sine exemplo placuisti Domino 
nostro Jesu Christo : ora pro populo, 
interveni pro clero, intercede pro 
devoto femineo sexu. 

Tempore Paschali, omissa prdedicta Ant., dicitur 
Antiph. 

Ant. "pegina coeli * laetare, Alle- 
luia; quia quern meruisti 
portare, Alleluia; resurrexit, sicut 
dixit, Alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, 
Alleluia. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Qipiritus Sanctus * in te de- 
scended Maria : ne timeas, 
habebis in titero Filium Dei, Alle- 
luia. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 185 

Praise to the Father infinite 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

V. Blessed art thou amongst wo- 
men. 

R. And blessed is the fruit of thy 
womb. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. Q Mary, blessed Mother of 
w God, * ever a virgin, the 
Lord's own temple, shrine of the 
Holy Ghost, thou alone as none other 
didst please Our Lord Jesus Christ; 
pray for the people; intercede for 
the clergy; plead for religious wo- 
men. 

During Eastertide is said instead of the above: 

Ant. Q Queen of heaven, * rejoice, 
Alleluia; for He Whom 
thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, 
hath risen, as He said, Alleluia; 
pray for us to God, Alleluia. 

During Advent 

Ant. 'phe Holy Ghost * shall come 
down upon thee, Mary; 
fear not, thou shalt hold within thy 
womb the Son of God, Alleluia. 



I 86 LAUDS 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. TyTirabile mysterium * decla- 
rator hodie: innovantur 
naturae: Deus homo factus est: id 
quod fuit permansit, et quod non 
erat assumpsit, non commixtionem 
passus, neque divisionem. 

CANTICUM ZACHARLE, Luc. i 

"Denedictus Dominus Deus Israel; * 
quia visitavit, et fecit redemp- 
tionem plebis suae. 

Et erexit cornu salutis nobis ; * 
in domo David pueri sui. 

Sicut locutus est per os sanc- 
torum, * qui a saeculo sunt, prophe- 
tarum ejus, 

Salutem ex inimicis nostris, * et de 
manu omnium qui oderunt nos. 

Ad faciendam misericordiam cum 
patribus nostris ; * et memorari tes- 
tamenti sui sancti. 

Jusjurandum quod juravit ad Abra- 
ham patrem nostrum; * daturum se 
nobis, 

Ut sine timore de manu inimi- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 187 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. A wondrous mystery * is re- 
vealed to-day : marvels are 
wrought. God is made man ; He still 
remaineth what He was, and hath 
taken upon Him what He was not, suf- 
fering neither confusion nor division. 

CANTICLE OF ZACHARY, Luke i 

glessed be the Lord God of Israel, 
because He hath visited and 
wrought the redemption of His 
people. 

And hath raised up a horn of sal- 
vation to us in the house of David 
His servant; 

As He spoke by the mouth of His 
holy prophets, who are from the be- 
ginning : 

Salvation from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 

To perform mercy to our fathers, 
and to remember His holy testa- 
ment. 

The oath which He swore to 
Abraham our father, that He would 
grant to us, 

That being delivered from the 



1 88 LAUDS 

coram nostrorum liberati; * servia- 
mus illi, 

In sanctitate, et justitia coram 
ipso; * omnibus diebus nostris. 

Et tu, puer, propheta Altissimi 
vocaberis; * prseibis enim ante fa- 
ciem Domini, parare vias ejus. 

Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi 
ejus; * in remissionem peccatorum 
eorum. 

Per viscera misericordiae Dei nos- 
tri; * in quibus visitavit nos oriens 
ex alto. 

Illuminare his, qui in tenebris et 
in umbra mortis sedent; * ad diri- 
gendos pedes nostros in viam pacis. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. "Deata Dei Genitrix Maria, 
Virgo perpetua, templum 
Domini, sacrarium Spiritus Sancti: 
sola sine exemplo placuisti Domino 
nostro Jesu Christo : ora pro populo, 
interveni pro clero, intercede pro 
devoto femineo sexu. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 189 

hand of our enemies, we may serve 
Him without fear, 

In holiness and justice before 
Him all our days. 

And thou, child, shalt be called the 
prophet of the Highest; for thou 
shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare His ways : 

To give knowledge of salvation 
to His people, unto the remission of 
their sins; 

Through the bowels of the mercy 
of our God, in which the Orient 
from on high hath visited us. 

To enlighten them that sit in dark- 
ness and in the shadow of death ; to 
direct our feet into the way of peace. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Q Mary, blessed Mother of 
God, ever a virgin, the 
Lord's own temple, shrine of the 
Holy Ghost, thou alone as none 
other didst please Our Lord Jesus 
Christ; pray for the people; in- 
tercede for the clergy; plead for 
religious women. 



I90 LAUDS 

Tempore Paschali 
Ant. "pegina coeli laetare, Alleluia; 
a quia quern meruisti por- 
tare, Alleluia; resurrexit, sicut dixit, 
Alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, Alle- 
luia. 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. Qpiritus Sanctus in te descen- 
det, Maria: ne timeas, 
habebis in utero Filium Dei, Alle- 
luia. 

///. Post Aduenturn 
Ante TWTirabile mysterium declara- 
tur hodie : innovantur na- 
turae: Deus homo factus est: id 
quod fuit permansit, et quod non erat, 
assumpsit, non commixtionem pas- 
sus, neque divisionem. 

Kyrie, eleison. 
Christe, eleison. * 
Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 191 

During Eastertide 

Ant. Q Queen of heaven, rejoice, 
Alleluia; for He Whom 
thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, 
hath risen, as He said, Alleluia ; pray 
for us to God, Alleluia. 

During Advent 

Ant. T'he Holy Ghost shall come 
down upon thee, Mary; 
fear not, thou shalt hold within thy 
womb the Son of God, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. A wondrous mystery is re- 
vealed to-day : marvels 
are wrought. God is made man; 
He still remaineth what He was, 
and hath taken upon Him what He 
was not, suffering neither confusion 
nor division. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 



192 LAUDS 

/, 77. Extra Adventum et in Aduentu 
Oremus 

TT)eus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti; 
praesta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per eumdem Christum Dominum 
nostrum. 

R. Amen. 

///. Post Adventum 
Oremus 

T\eus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 
Mariae Virginitate fecunda, hu- 
mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 
bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. 
R. Amen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 193 

From Candlemas until Christmas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message : grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted by 
her intercession. Through the same 
Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful vir- 
ginity of blessed Mary, hast 
given to mankind the rewards of 
eternal salvation; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we may experience her 
intercession for us, by whom we 
deserved to receive the Author of 
life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy 
Son. R. Amen. 



194 LAUDS 

PRO SANCTIS 
/, 777. Extra et post Adventum 

Ant. aancti Dei omnes, intercedere 
dignemini pro nostra om- 
niumque salute. 

V. Laetamini in Domino, et exul- 
tate justi. 

R. Et gloriamini, omnes recti 
corde. 

Oremus 

•protege, Domine, populum tunm, 
et apostolorum tuorum Petri et 
Pauli, et aliorum apostolorum patro- 
cinio confidentem, perpetua defen- 
sione conserva. 

r\mnes sancti tui, quaesumus, Do- 
mine, nos ubique adjuvent, ut 
dum eorum merita recolimus, patro- 
cinia sentiamus: et pacem tuam 
nostris concede temporibus, et ab 
Ecclesia tua cunctam repelle nequi- 
tiam: iter, actus, et voluntates nos- 
tras, et omnium famulorum tuorum, * 
in salutis tuae prosperitate dispone: 
benefactoribus nostris sempiterna 
bona retribue; et omnibus fidelibus 
defunctis requiem aeternam concede. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 195 

COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS 
Throughout the year except in Advent 

Ant. A 11 ye saints of God, vouch- 
safe to plead for our salva- 
tion and for that of all mankind. 

V. Be glad in the Lord, and re- 
joice, ye just. 

R. And be joyful, all ye that are 
right of heart. 

Let us pray 

ghield, O Lord, Thy people, and 
ever keep them in Thy care, who 
put their trust in the pleading of 
Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and 
of the other apostles. 
Tyray all Thy saints, we beseech 
Thee, O Lord, everywhere come 
to our help, that while we do honor 
to their merits, we may also enjoy 
their intercession : grant Thine own 
peace unto our times, and drive 
away all wickedness from Thy 
Church ; direct our way, our actions, 
and our wishes and those of all Thy 
servants in the way of salvation ; to 
our benefactors render everlasting 
blessings, and to all the faithful de- 



196 LAUDS 

Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Chris- 
tum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculo- 
rum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Benedicamus Domino. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

Pater noster, totum secreto. 
V. Dominus det nobis suam pa- 
cem. 

R. Et vitam aeternam. Amen. 

Deinde dicitur una ex Antiphonis, ut in fine 
Completorii. 

PRO SANCTIS 

//. In Adventu 

Ant. "piece, Dominus veniet, et 
omnes sancti ejus cum 
eo; et erit in die ilia lux magna. 
Alleluia. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 197 

parted grant eternal rest. Through 
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

Our Father, in silence throughout. 

V. May the Lord give us His 
peace. 

R. And life everlasting. Amen. 

Then is said, according to the season, one of the 
Anthems which are at the end of Compline. 

COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS 

During Advent 

Ant. "Dehold, the Lord shall come, 
and all His saints with 
Him, and in that day there shall 
be great light, Alleluia. 



198 LAUDS 

V. Ecce apparebit Dominus super 
nubem candidam. 

R. Et cum eo sanctorum millia. 

Oremus 
pionscientias nostras, quaesumus, 
Domine, visitando purifica: ut 
veniens Jesus Christus Filius tuus, 
Dominus noster, cum omnibus Sanc- 
tis, paratam sibi in nobis inveniat 
mansionem. Qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat, in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Benedicamus Domino. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium anhnae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

Pater noster, totum secreto. 

V. Dominus det nobis suam pacem. 

R. Et vitam aeternam. Amen. 

Deinde diciiur una ex Antiphonis B. M. V. 
ut in fine Completorii. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 199 

V. Behold, the Lord shall appear 
upon a shining cloud. 

R. And with Him thousands of 
saints. 

Let us pray 

Qleanse our consciences, we be- 
seech Thee, O Lord, by Thy 
visitation, that when Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, Our Lord, shall come with 
all the saints, He may find within us 
a resting-place made ready for Him. 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. R. Amen. 
V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. R. Amen. 

Our Father, in silence throughout. 

V. May the Lord grant us His peace. 

R. And life everlasting. Amen. 

Then is said one of the Anthems of the B. V. AT. 
which are at the end of Compline. 



200 PRIME 

PRIME 

Ave, Maria, etc., secreto. 

V. Deus, *5« in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, *%• ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, 
Rex aeternae gloriae. 

HYMNUS 

N Tyremento, rerum Conditor, 

Nostri quod olim corporis, 
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis 
Nascendo, formam sumpseris. 

Maria, Mater gratiae, 
Dulcis Parens clementiae, 
Tu nos ab hoste protege, 

Et mortis hora suscipe. 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. 

Amen. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 201 

PRIME 

Hail, Mary, etc., in silence. 

V. O God, ^ hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, *J« make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of everlasting glory. 

HYMN 

•p emember, O Creator Lord, 

That in the Virgin's sacred womb 
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh 
Didst our mortality assume. 

Mother of grace! O Mary blest! 

To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly; 
Shield us through life, and take us 
hence, 

To thy dear bosom, when we die. 

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright! 

Immortal glory be to Thee, 
Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. 

Amen. 



202 PRIME 



/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. Assumpta est. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Missus est. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. admirabile commercium. 

PSALMUS LIII 

TTieus, in nomine tuo salvum me 
fac; * et in virtute tua judica me. 

Deus, exaudi orationem meam; * 
auribus percipe verba oris mei. 

Quoniam alieni insurrexerunt ad- 
versum me, et fortes quaesierunt 
animam meam: * et non proposue- 
runt Deum ante conspectum suum. 

Ecce enim Deus adjuvat me ; * et 
Dominus susceptor est animae meae. 

Averte mala inimicis meis, * et in 
veritate tua disperde illos. 

Voluntarie sacrificabo tibi, * et con- 
fitebor nomini tuo, Domine, quoniam 
bonum est. 

Quoniam ex omni tribulatione eri- 
puisti me ; * et super inimicos meos 
despexit oculus meus. 

Gloria Patri. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 203 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. And she is taken up. 

During Advent 
Ant. There was sent. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. O wondrous union! 

PSALM LIII 
A prayer for help in distress 

aave me, O God, by Thy name; 
and judge me in Thy strength. 

Hear my prayer, O God : give ear 
unto the words of my mouth. 

For strangers have risen up against 
me, and the mighty have sought 
after my soul: and they have not 
set God before their eyes. 

For behold, God is my helper, and 
the Lord is the protector of my soul. 

Turn back evil upon mine ene- 
mies : and destroy them in Thy truth. 

I will freely sacrifice unto Thee, 
and will give thanks to Thy name, 
O Lord, for it is good. 

For Thou has delivered me out of 
all my trouble; and mine eye hath 
looked down upon mine enemies. 

Glory be, etc. 



204 PRIME 



PSALMUS LXXXIV 



ID enedixistijDomine, terrain tuam 
avertisti capitivitatem Jacob. 



Remisisti iniquitatem plebis tuas ; * 
operuisti omnia peccata eorum. 

Mitigasti omnem iram tuam; * 
avertisti ab ira indignationis tuae. 

Converte nos, Deus, salutaris nos- 
ter ; * et averte iram tuam a nobis. 

Numquid in aeternum irasceris 
nobis ? * Aut extendes iram tuam a 
generatione in generationem ? 

Deus, tu conversus vivificabis 
nos; * et plebs tua laetabitur in 
te. 

Ostende nobis, Domine, miseri- 
cordiam tuam; * et salutare tuum 
da nobis. 

Audiam quid loquatur in me Domi- 
nus Deus, * quoniam loquetur pacem 
in plebem suam. 

Et super sanctos suos, * et in eos 
qui convertuntur ad cor. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 205 

PSALM LXXXIV 
Prayer to obtain the complete restoration of Israel 

HPhou hast blessed Thy land, O 
Lord: Thou hast turned away 
the captivity of Jacob. 

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity 
of Thy people: Thou hast covered 
all their sins. 

Thou hast softened all Thine an- 
ger : Thou hast turned away from the 
wrath of Thine indignation. 

Convert us, O God, our Saviour; 
and turn away Thine anger from us. 

Wilt Thou be angry with us for 
ever: or wilt Thou stretch out Thy 
wrath from generation to generation ? 

Thou wilt turn again, O God, and 
quicken us; and Thy people shall 
rejoice in Thee. 

Show us Thy mercy, O Lord ; and 
grant us Thy salvation. 

I will hearken what the Lord shall 
say within me; for He will speak 
peace unto His people. 

And unto His saints; and unto 
them that are converted in heart. 



206 PRIME 

Verumtamen prope. timentes eum 
salutare ipsius : * ut inhabitet gloria 
in terra nostra. 

Misericordia et Veritas obviave- 
runt sibi, * justitia et pax osculatae 
sunt. 

Veritas de terra orta est, * et jus- 
titia de coelo prospexit. 

Etenim Dominus dabit benignita- 
tem, * et terra nostra dabit fructum 
suum. 

Justitia ante eum ambulabit, * et 
ponet in via gressus suos. 

Gloria Patri: 

psalmus cxvi 

t audate Dominum, omnes gen- 
tes ; * laudate eum, omnes populi. 

Quoniam confirmata est super nos 
misericordia ejus,* et Veritas Domini 
manet in aeternum. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. Assumpta est Maria in 
coelum, gaudent angeli, 
laudantes benedicunt Dominum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 207 

Surely His salvation is unto them 
that fear Him : that glory may dwell 
in our land. 

Mercy and truth have met to- 
gether: justice and peace have 
kissed. 

Truth is sprung out of the earth; 
and justice hath looked down from 
heaven. 

For the Lord shall give goodness; 
and our earth shall yield her fruit. 

Justice shall walk before Him ; and 
shall set His steps in the right way. 
Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxvi 

Exhortation to praise God 

r\ praise the Lord, all ye nations: 
praise Him, all ye peoples. 

For His mercy is confirmed upon 
us; and the truth of the Lord re- 
maineth for ever. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Tyrary is taken up into heaven. 
The angels rejoice and 
praising bless the Lord. 



208 PRIME 



//. In Adventu 
Ant. jyfissus est Gabriel angelus 
ad Mariam Virginem de- 
sponsatam Joseph, 

///. Post Advenium 
Ant. r\ admirabile commercium! 
Creator generis humani 
animatum corpus sumens, de virgine 
nasci dignatus est; et procedens 
homo sine semine, largitus est nobis 
suam Deitatem. 

I, HI. Extra et post Adventum 
CAPITULUM, Cant vi 

Quae est ista quae progreditur quasi 
^ aurora consurgens, pulchra ut 
luna, electa ut sol, terribilis ut cas- 
trorum acies ordinata? 
R. Deo gratias. 

//. In Adventu 
CAPITULUM, Is. vii 

-piece Virgo concipiet, et pariet 
Filium, et vocabitur nomen ejus 
Emmanuel. Butyrum et mel come- 
det, ut sciat reprobare malum, et 
eligere bonum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 20Q 

During Advent 

Ant. TUie angel Gabriel was sent 
to Mary the Virgin, who 
was espoused to Joseph. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. r\ wondrous union! the Cre- 
ator of mankind, taking a 
body with a living soul, vouchsafed 
to be born of a virgin ; and becoming 
man without man's concurrence, be- 
stowed upon us His Godhead. 

From Christmas until Advent 
LITTLE CHAPTER, Cant, vi 

TX7Tio is she that cometh forth as 
the morning rising, fair as the 
moon, bright as the sun, terrible as 
an army set in array ? 
R. Thanks be to God. 

During Advent 
LITTLE CHAPTER, Is. vii 

"Dehold, a Virgin shall conceive 
and shall bear a Son, and His 
name shall be called Emmanuel: 
butter and honey shall He eat, that 
He may know to refuse the evil and 
choose the good. 



210 PRIME 



R. Deo gratias. 

V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo 
sacrata. 

R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes 
tuos. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

Christe, eleison. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/. Extra Aduentum 
Oremus 

T\eus, qui virginalem aulam beatae 
Mariae, in qua habitares, eligere 
dignatus es; da, quaesumus, ut sua 
nos defensione munitos, juctindos 
facias suae interesse commemora- 
tioni. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo 
Patre, in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculo- 
rum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 211 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. Vouchsafe that I may praise 
thee, O holy Virgin. 

R. Grant me strength against 
thine enemies. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst vouchsafe to 
choose the virgin palace of 
blessed Mary for Thy dwelling; 
grant, we beseech Thee, that we, 
who are shielded by her protection, 
may by Thy grace join with gladness 
in her commemoration. Who livest 
and reignest with God the Father, 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 



212 PRIME 



V. Benedicamus Domino. 
R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

T\eus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti; 
praesta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemuiv 
Per etimdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum, 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut supra). 

III. Post Aduentum 
Oremus 

"Tieus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 

Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 

mano generi praemia praestitisti; tri- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 213 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

During Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message : grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted 
by her intercession with Thee. 
Through the same Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the 
Holy Ghost, God, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful vir- 
ginity of blessed Mary, hast 
given to mankind the rewards of 



214 TERCE 

bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum; Qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculo- 
rum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut supra). 

TERCE 

Ave, Maria, etc., secreto. 

V. Deus, *%• in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, *%• ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex 
aeternae gloriae. 

HYMNUS 

Tyremento, rerum Conditor, 

Nostri quod olim corporis, 
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis 

Nascendo, formam sumpseris. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 215 

eternal salvation : grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we may experience her 
intercession for us, by whom we 
deserved to receive the Author of 
life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy 
Son. Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
God, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

TERCE 

Hail, Mary, etc., in silence. 

V. O God, *i* hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, •%• make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of everlasting glory. 

HYMN 

■p emember, O Creator Lord, 

That in the Virgin's sacred womb 
Thou wast conceived, and of her 
flesh 
Didst our mortality assume. 



2l6 TERCE 

Maria, Mater gratiae, 
Dulcis Parens clementiae, 
Tu nos ab hoste protege, 

Et mortis hora suscipe. 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen, 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. Maria Virgo. 

II. In Adventu 
Ant. Ave, Maria. 

III. Post Adventum 
Ant. Quando natus es. 

PSALMUS CXIX 

Ad Dominum cum tribularer cla- 
mavi, * et exaudivit me. 

Domine, libera animam meam a 
labiis iniquis * et a lingua dolosa. 

Quid detur tibi, aut quid appona- 
tur tibi * ad linguam dolosam ? 

Sagittae potentis acutae, * cum car- 
bonibus desolatoriis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 217 

Mother of grace! O Mary blest! 

To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly; 
Shield us through life, and take us 
hence, 

To thy dear bosom when we die. 

O Jesus! born of Virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee, 

Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. The Virgin Mary. 

During Advent 
Ant. Hail, Mary. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. When thou wert born. 

PSALM CXIX 
A prayer against perfidious enemies 

"\T7hen I was in trouble, I cried unto 
the Lord : and He heard me. 

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked 
lips and from a deceitful tongue. 

What shall be given unto Thee, 
or what shall be added unto Thee, 
to a deceitful tongue ? 

Sharp arrows of the mighty One, 
with destroying coals. 



2l8 TERCE 

Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus 
prolongatus est! Habitavi cum ha- 
bitantibus Cedar: * multum incola 
fuit anima mea. 

Cum his qui oderunt pacem, eram 
pacificus : * cum loquebar illis, im- 
pugnabant me gratis. 

Gloria Patri. 

psalmus cxx 

T evavi oculos meos in montes, * 
unde veniet auxilium mihi. 

Auxilium meum a Domino, * qui 
fecit ccelum et terram. 

Non det in commotionem pedem 
tuum, * neque dormitet qui custodit 
te. 

Ecce non dormitabit, neque dor- 
miet, * qui custodit Israel. 

Dominus custodit te, Dominus 
protectio tua, * super manum dex- 
teram tuam. 

Per diem sol non uret te, * neque 
luna per noctem. 

Dominus custodit te ab omni malo : 
* custodiat animam tuam Dominus. 



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OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 219 

Woe is me, that my sojourn is pro- 
longed: I have dwelt with the in- 
habitants of Cedar: my soul hath 
long been a sojourner. 

With them that hated peace I was 
peaceable : when I spake unto them, 
they fought against me without cause. 

Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxx 

God is the keeper of His servants 
T have lifted up mine eyes unto 
the hills, from whence my help 
shall come. 

My help is from the Lord, Who 
made heaven and earth. 

Let Him not suffer thy foot to be 
moved; neither let Him slumber 
that keepeth thee. 

Behold, He that keepeth Israel, 
shall neither slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord 
is thy defence upon thy right hand. 

The sun shall not burn thee by 
day, nor the moon by night. 

The Lord keepeth thee from all 
evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. 



220 TERCE 

Dominuscustodiat introitum tuum, 
et exitum tuum, * ex hoc nunc, et 
usque in saeculum. 

Gloria Patri. 

PSALMUS CXXI 

T aetatus sum in his, quae dicta sunt 
mihi: * in domum Domini ibi- 
mus. 

Stantes erant pedes nostri, * in 
atriis tuis, Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem, quae aedificatur ut civi- 
tas, * cujus participate ejus in idip- 
sum. 

Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tri- 
bus Domini; * testimonium Israel 
ad confitendum nomini Domini. 

Quia illic sederunt sedes in judi- 
cio, * sedes super domum David. 

Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jeru- 
salem, * et abundantia diligentibus 
te. 

Fiat pax in virtute tua, * et abun- 
dantia in turribus tuis. 






OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 221 

May the Lord keep thy coming in, 
and thy going out, from this time 
forth for evermore. 

Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxxi 

Joy of the pilgrim entering Jerusalem 

T was glad at the things that were 
said unto me : We will go into 

the house of the Lord. 

Our feet were standing within 

thy courts, O Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem, which is built as a city, 

that is compact together. 

For thither the tribes went up, 
the tribes of the Lord : an ordinance 
for Israel, to give thanks to the name 
of the Lord. 

For there are setup thrones of judg- 
ment, the thrones of the house of 
David. 

Pray ye for the things that are for 
the peace of Jerusalem; and plenty 
be to them that love Thee. 

Let peace be in Thy stronghold, 
and plenty in Thy towers. 



222 TERCE 

Propter fratres meos et proximos 
meos, * loquebar pacem de te. 

Propter domum Domini Dei nos- 
tri, * quaesivi bona tibi. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 

Ant. Tyraria Virgo assumpta est ad 
aethereum thalamum, in 
quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. A ve, Maria, gratia plena : Do- 
minus tecum : benedicta 
tu in mulieribus, Alleluia. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Quando natus es ineffabiliter 
^ ex virgine, tunc impletae 
sunt Scripturae : sicut pluvia in vellus 
descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus 
humanum; te laudamus, Deus nos- 
ter. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 

CAPITULUM 

Ecclus. xxiv 

T?t sic in Sion firmata sum, et in 
civitate sanctificata similiter re- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 223 

For my brethren and my neighbors' 
sake, I spake peace concerning thee. 

For the sake of the house of the 
Lord our God, I have sought good 
things for thee. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. fpiie Virgin Mary is taken up 
into the heavenly bride- 
chamber, wherein the King of kings 
sitteth on His starry throne. 

During Advent 

Ant. TJail, Mary, full of grace, the 
Lord is with thee ; blessed 
art thou amongst women, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. TX7"hen Thou wert wondrously 
born of a virgin, then 
were the Scriptures fulfilled. Thou 
earnest down like the rain upon the 
fleece, that Thou mightest save man- 
kind. We praise Thee, our God. 

From Christmas until Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Ecclus. xxiv 

A nd so was I established in Sion, 
and in the holy city likewise I 



224 TERCE 

quievi, et in Jerusalem potestas 
mea. 

R. Deo gratias. 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Is. xi 

Tjigredietur virga de radice Jesse, 
et flos de radice ejus ascendet: 
et requiescet super eum Spiritus 
Domini. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

Christe, eleison. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 
Oremus 

T^eus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 

Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 

mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 

bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 225 

rested ; and my power was in Jeru- 
salem, 

R. Thanks be to God. 
During Advent 
LITTLE CHAPTER 
Is. xi 

■T'here shall come forth a rod out 

of the root of Jesse, and a flower 

shall rise up out of his root, and the 

Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. Grace is poured forth upon 
thy lips. 

R. Wherefore God hath blessed 
thee for ever. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

From Christmas until Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful vir- 
ginity of blessed Mary, hast 
given to mankind the rewards of 
eternal salvation : grant, we beseech 



226 TERCE 

intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et 
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculo- 
rum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Benedicamus Domino. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

T\ens y qui de beatse Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti ; 
praesta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 227 

Thee, that we may experience her 
intercession for us, by whom we de- 
served to receive the Author of life, 
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world 
without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

During Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message : grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted by 
her intercession with Thee. Through 



228 SEXT 

tecum vivit et regnat in imitate Spiri- 
tus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula 
saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut supra) . 

SEXT 

Ave, Maria, etc., secreto. 

V. Deus, *J« in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, *i* ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex 
aeternae gloriae. 

HYMNUS 

Tyremento, rerum Conditor, 

Nostri quod olim corporis, 
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis 
Nascendo, formam sumpseris. 

Maria, Mater gratiae, 
Dulcis Parens clementiae, 
Tu nos ab hoste protege, 

Et mortis hora suscipe. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 229 

the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our 
Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
God, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

SEXT 

Hail, Mary, etc., in silence. 

V. O God, ^ hasten to mine aid. 

R. O Lord, *%* make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of everlasting glory. 

HYMN 

"D emember, O Creator Lord, 

That in the Virgin's sacred womb 
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh 
Didst our mortality assume. 

Mother of grace! O Mary blest! 

To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly; 
Shield us through life, and take us 
hence, 

To thy dear bosom, when we die. 



230 SEXT 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria, 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. In odorem. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Ne timeas, Maria. 
///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Rubum quern videret. 

PSALMUS CXXII 

Ad te levavi oculos meos, * qui 
habitas in ccelis. 

Ecce sicut oculi servorum * in 
manibus dominorum suorum, 

Sicut oculi ancillae in manibus 
dominae suae, * ita oculi nostri ad 
Dominum Deum nostrum, donee 
misereatur nostri. 

Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere 
nostri ; * quia multum repleti sumus 
despectione. 

Quia multum repleta est anima 
nostra; * opprobrium abundantibus, 
et despectio superbis. Gloria PatrL 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 23 1 

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee, 

Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. After the sweet smell. 

During Advent 

Ant. Fear not, O Mary. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. The bush which Moses saw. 

PSALM cxxn 
A prayer in affliction 

Tjnto Thee have I lifted up mine 
eyes, O Thou that dwellest in 
the heavens. 

Behold, as the eyes of slaves are 
on the hands of their masters ; 

As the eyes of a handmaid are on 
the hands of her mistress, so are our 
eyes unto the Lord our God, until 
He have mercy upon us. 

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, 
have mercy upon us; for we are 
greatly filled with contempt. 

Yea, our soul is greatly filled : we 
are the reproach of the rich, the con- 
tempt of the proud. Glory be, etc. 



232 SEXT 

PSALMUS CXXIII 

JJisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, 
dicat nunc Israel, * nisi quia 
Dominus erat in nobis, 

Cum exsurgerent homines in nos,* 
forte vivos deglutissent nos. 

Cum irasceretur furor eorum in 
nos,* forsitan aqua absorbuisset 
nos. 

Torrentem pertransivit anima nos- 
tra; * forsitan pertransisset anima 
nostra aquam intolerabilem. 

Benedictus Dominus, * qui non 
dedit nos in captionem dentibus 
eorum. 

Anima nostra sicut passer erepta 
est * de laqueo venantium. 

Laqueus contritus est * et nos 
liberati sumus. 

Adjutorium nostrum in nomine 
Domini, * qui fecit coelum et terram. 

Gloria Patri. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 233 

PSALM CXXIII 

The Church gives glory to God for her deliverance 
from her enemies 

Tf the Lord had not been with us, 
now may Israel say : If the Lord 
had not been with us, 

When men rose up against us, 
peradventure they had swallowed 
us up alive ; 

When their fury was enkindled 
against us, perchance the waters 
had swallowed us up. 

Our soul hath passed through a 
torrent: peradventure our soul 
would have passed through over- 
whelming waters. 

Blessed be the Lord, Who hath not 
given us up to be a prey unto their 
teeth. 

Our soul hath been delivered as 
a sparrow out of the snare of the 
fowlers. 

The snare is broken, and we are 
delivered. 

Our help is in the name of the 
Lord, Who made heaven and earth. 

Glory be, etc. 



234 SEXT 

PSALMUS CXXIV 

Qui confidunt in Domino, sicut 
^ mons Sion : * non commovebitur 
in aeternum, qui habitat in Jerusa- 
lem. 

Montes in circuitu ejus; * et 
Dominus in circuitu populi sui, ex 
hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. 

Quia non relinquet Dominus vir- 
gam peccatorum super sortem jus- 
torum; * ut non extendant justi ad 
iniquitatem manus suas. 

Benefac, Domine, bonis, * et rectis 
corde. 

Declinantes autem in obligationes, 
adducet Dominus cum operantibus 
iniquitatem; * pax super Israel. 

Gloria Patri. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. jn odor em unguentorum tuo- 
rum currimus: adolescen- 
tulae dilexerunt te nimis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 235 

PSALM CXXIV 
God protects the just who have confidence in Him 

■They that trust in the Lord shall 
be as Mount Sion: he shall not 
be moved for ever that dwelleth in 
Jerusalem. 

The hills stand round about her: 
even so is the Lord round about His 
people from this time forth for ever- 
more. 

For the Lord will not leave the 
rod of sinners over the lot of the just : 
that the just may not stretch forth 
their hands unto wickedness. 

Do well, O Lord, unto those that 
are good, and unto them that are 
right of heart. 

But such as turn aside unto de- 
ceits, the Lord shall number with the 
workers of iniquity; but peace shall 
be upon Israel. 

Glory be, etc. 

From Candlemas until Advent 

Ant. "TTtTe run after the sweet smell 
of Thine ointments : 
maidens have loved Thee exceed- 
ingly. 



236 SEXT 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. "vre timeas, Maria: invenisti 
gratiam apud Dominum : 
ecce concipies, et paries Filium, 
Alleluia. 

777. Post Adventum 

Ant. "pubum quern viderat Moyses 

incombustum, conserva- 

tam agnovimus tuam laudabilem vir- 

ginitatem: Dei Genitrix, intercede 

pro nobis. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 

CAPITULUM 

Ecclus. xxiv 

T?t radicavi in populo honorificato, 
et in parte Dei mei haereditas 
illius, et in plenitudine sanctorum 
detentio mea. 
R. Deo gratias. 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Luc. i 

T\abit illi Dominus Deus sedem 
David patris ejus; et regnabit 
in domo Jacob in aeternum, et regni 
ejus non erit finis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 237 

During Advent 
Ant. "riear not, O Mary : thou hast 
found grace before the 
Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, 
and shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 

Ant. 'The bush which Moses saw 
unconsumed, we acknowl- 
edge to be thine admirable virginity, 
which thou didst keep inviolate: 
Mother of God, plead for us. 

From Christmas until Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Ecclus. xxiv 

A nd I took root in an honorable 
people, and in the portion of my 
God, His inheritance : and my abode 
is in the full assembly of saints. 
R. Thanks be to God. 

During Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Luke i 

*phe Lord God shall give Him the 
throne of David his father; and 
He shall reign in the house of Jacob 
for ever, and of His kingdom there 
shall be no end. 



238 SEXT 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Benedicta tu in mulieribus. 

R. Et benedictus fructus ventris 
tui. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

Christe, eleison. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Oremus 

/concede, misericors Deus, fragili- 
tati nostrae praesidium; ut, qui 
sanctae Dei Genitricis memoriam 
agimus, intercessionis ejus auxilio, 
a nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. 
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 



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239 



R. Thanks be to God. 

V. Blessed art thou amongst 
women. 

R. And blessed is the fruit of 
thy womb. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto 
Thee. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Let us pray 

r\ most merciful God, grant succor 
unto our frailty ; that as we cele- 
brate the memory of the holy Mother 
of God, so by the help of her interces- 
sion we may rise again from our 
transgressions. Through the same 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 



240 SEXT 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 
V. Benedicamus Domino. 
R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

T\ens } qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti : 
praesta supplicibus tuis, ut, qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per etimdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. {ut supra) . 

777. Post Adventum 
Oremus 

T\eus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae 
Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 24 1 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

Duriny Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message; grant that Thy petition- 
ers, who verily believe her to be the 
Mother of God, may be assisted 
by her intercession with Thee. 
Through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
God, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful vir- 
ginity of blessed Mary, hast 



242 NONE 

mano generi praemia praestitisti : tri- 
bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut supra) . 

NONE 

Ave, Maria, etc., secreto. 

V. Deus, 4« in adjutorium meum 
intende. 

R. Domine, ^ ad adjuvandum me 
festina. 

V. Gloria Patri. 

Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, 
Rex aeternae gloriae. 

HYMNUS 

Tyremento, rerum Conditor, 

A Nostri quod olim corporis, 
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis 
Nascendo, formam sumpseris. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 243 

given to mankind the rewards of 
eternal salvation; grant, we beseech 
Thee, that we may experience her 
intercession for us, by whom we de- 
served to receive the Author of life, 
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, 
world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

NONE 

Hail, Mary, etc., in silence. 

V. O God, *J« hasten to mine 
aid. 

R. O •%• Lord, make haste to help 
me. 

Glory be, etc. 

Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O 
Lord, King of everlasting glory. 

HYMN 

"D emember, O Creator Lord, 

That in the Virgin's sacred womb 
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh 
Didst our mortality assume. 



244 NONE 

Maria, Mater gratiae, 
Dulcis Parens clementiae, 
Tu nos ab hoste protege, 

Et mortis hora suscipe. 

Jesu, tibi sit gloria. 
Qui natus es de Virgine, 
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, 
In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. Pulchra es. 

//. In Adventu 
Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. Ecce Maria. 

psalmus cxxv 

jn convertendo Dominus captivi- 
tatem Sion: * facti sumus sicut 
consolati. 

Tunc repletum est gaudio os nos- 
trum, * et lingua nostra exultatione. 
Tunc dicent inter Gentes : * Mag- 
nificavit Dominus facere cum 
eis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 245 

Mother of grace! O Mary blest! 

To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly; 
Shield us through life, and take us 
hence 

To thy dear bosom, when we die. 

O Jesu! born of Virgin bright, 
Immortal glory be to Thee. 

Praise to the Father infinite, 

And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. Thou art fair. 

During Advent 

Ant. Behold the handmaid of the 
Lord, 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. Behold, Mary. 
psalm cxxv 

The people of God rejoice at their delivery from 
captivity 

*TT7"hen the Lord turned again the 
captivity of Sion, we became 
like men consoled. 

Then was our mouth filled with 
gladness, and our tongue with joy. 

Then shall they say among the 
Gentiles : The Lord hath done great 
things for them. 



246 NONE 

Magnificavit Dominus facere no- 
biscum, * facti sumus laetantes. 

Converte, Domine, captivitatem 
nostram, * sicut torrens in austro. 

Qui seminant in lacrymis, * in ex- 
ultatione metent. 

Euntes ibant et flebant, * mitten- 
tes semina sua. 

Venientes autemvenient cum exul- 
tatione : * portantes manipulos suos. 

Gloria Patri. 

PSALMUS CXXVI 

TNTisi Dominus aedificaverit domum,* 
in vanum laboraverunt qui aedi- 
ficant earn, 

Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, 
* frustra vigilat qui custodit earn. 

Vanum est vobis ante lucem sur- 
gere: * stirgite postquam sederitis, 
qui manducatis panem doloris. 

Cum dederit dilectis suis som- 
num: * ecce hereditas Domini, filii, 
merces, fructus ventris. 

Sicut sagittae in manu potentis,* 
ita filii excussorum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 



247 



The Lord hath done great, things 
for us: we are become joyful. 

Turn again our captivity, O Lord, 
as a river in the south. 

They that sow in tears, shall reap 
in joy. 

They went forth on their way and 
wept, scattering their seed. 

But returning they shall come with 
joy, bringing their sheaves with them. 

Glory be, etc. 

psalm cxxvi 

Man can do nothing without God 

Tjnless the Lord build a house, they 
labor in vain that build it. 

Unless the Lord keep the city, 
he watcheth in vain that keepeth it. 

In vain do ye rise before the light: 
rise not till ye have rested, O ye that 
eat the bread of sorrow. 

When He giveth sleep to His be- 
loved: lo, children are an heritage 
from the Lord, and the fruit of the 
womb a reward. 

Like as arrows in the hand of the 
mighty One, so are the children of 
those who have been cast out. 



248 NONE 

Beatus vir, qui implevit deside- 
rium suum ex ipsis: * non confun- 
detur, cum loquetur inimicis suis in 
porta. 

Gloria Patri. 

psalmus cxxvn 

"Deati omnes qui timent Dominum,* 
qui ambulant in viis ejus. 

Labores manuum tuarum quia 
manducabis,* beatus es, et bene tibi 
erit. 

Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans, * in 
lateribus domus tuae. 

Filii tui sicut novellae olivarum * 
in circuitu mensae tuae. 

Ecce sic benedicetur homo, * qui 
timet Dominum. 

Benedicat tibi Dominus ex Sion; * 
et videas bona Jerusalem omnibus 
diebus vitae tuae. 

Et videas filios filiorum tuorxim; * 
pacem super Israel. 
Gloria Patri. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 



249 



Blessed is the man whose desire 
is satisfied with them: he shall not 
be confounded when he speaketh 
with his enemies in the gate. 

Glory be, etc. 

PSALM CXXVII 
The happiness of the just 

TOlessed are all they that fear the 
Lord, that walk in His ways. 

For thou shalt eat the labors of 
thy hands: blessed art thou, and it 
shall be well with thee. 

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful 
vine on the walls of thy house. 

Thy children as olive plants, round 
about thy table. 

Behold, thus shall the man be 
blessed that feareth the Lord. 

May the Lord bless thee out of 
Sion, and mayest thou see the good 
things of Jerusalem all the days of 
thy life. 

Mayest thou see thy children's 
children, and peace upon Israel. 

Glory be, etc. 



250 NONE 

/. Extra Adventum 
Ant. "pulchra es et decora, filia 
Jerusalem : terribilis ut 
castrorum acies ordinata. 
//. In Adveniu 
Ant. "piece ancilla Domini, fiat mihi 
secundum verbum tuum. 

///. Post Adventum 
Ant. "piece Maria genuit nobis Sal- 
vatorem quern Joannes 
videns exclamavit, dicens : Ecce Ag- 
nus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata 
mundi, Alleluia. 

/, ///. Extra et post Adventum 

CAPITULUM 

Ecclus. xxiv 

jn plateis, sicut cinnamomum, et 

balsamum aromatizans, odorem 
dedi ; quasi myrrha electa dedi sua- 
vitatem odoris. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Post partum Virgo inviolata 
permansisti. 

R. Dei Genitrix, intercede pro 
nobis. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 25 1 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Ant. iphou art fair and comely, O 
daughter of Jerusalem: 
terrible as an army set in array. 

During Advent 
Ant. Tjehold the handmaid of the 
Lord: be it done unto me 
according to thy word. 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Ant. "pehold, Mary hath borne 
us a Saviour, Whom when 
John saw, he cried out, saying: Be- 
hold the Lamb of God, behold Him 
Who taketh away the sins of the 
world, Alleluia. 

From Christmas until Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Ecclus. xxiv 

Tn the ways, like cinnamon and 

aromatic balm, I gave forth a 
sweet fragrance: like the choicest 
myrrh, I yielded a sweet smell. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. After childbirth, O Virgin, thou 
didst remain inviolate. 

R. Plead for us, O Mother of 
God. 



252 NONE 

//. In Adventu 

CAPITULUM 

Is. vii 

^cce virgo concipiet, et pariet Fi- 
lium, et vocabitur nomen ejus 
Emmanuel. Butyrum et mel come- 
det, ut sciat reprobare malum, et 
eligere bonum. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit 
Mariae. 

R. Et concepit de Spiritu sancto. 

Kyrie, eleison. 
Christe, eleison. 
Kyrie, eleison. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

/. Extra Aduentum 
Oremus 

"Ciamulorum tuorum, quaesumus, 
Domine, delictis ignosce ; ut qui 
tibi placere de actibus nostris non 
valemus, Genitricis Filii tui Domini 
nostri intercessione salvemur. Qui 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 253 

During Advent 

LITTLE CHAPTER 

Is. vii 

"Dehold a virgin shall conceive, and 
shall bear a son; and His name 
shall be called Emmanuel. Butter 
and honey shall He eat, that He may 
know to refuse the evil, and to choose 
the good. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. The angel of the Lord declared 
unto Mary. 

R. And she conceived of the Holy 
Ghost. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

From Candlemas until Advent 
Let us pray 

"Ciorgive, O Lord, we beseech Thee, 
the sins of Thy servants ; so that 
we who cannot become pleasing 
to Thee from our own actions, may 
be saved by the pleading of the 



254 NONE 

tecum vivit et regnat in imitate Spiri- 
tus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula 
saeculorum. R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Benedicamus Domino. 

R. Deo gratias. 

V. Fidelium animae per miseri- 
cordiam Dei requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

//. In Adventu 
Oremus 

T^eus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis 
utero, Verbum tuum, Angelo 
nuntiante, carnem suscipere voluisti; 
praesta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere 
earn Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus 
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. 
Per eumdem Dominum nostrum 
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui 
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 255 

Mother of Thy Son, Our Lord, Who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee in the 
unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world 
without end. R. Amen. 
V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful 
departed, through the mercy of God, 
rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

During Advent 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst will that Thine 
eternal Word should take flesh 
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary, when the angel delivered his 
message : grant that Thy petitioners, 
who verily believe her to be the Mother 
of God, may be assisted by her in- 
tercession with Thee. Through the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our 
Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with 
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
God, world without end. 



256 NONE 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut 

supra). 

III. Post Adventum 
Oremus 

T\ens } qui salutis aeternae, beatae 
Mariae virginitate fectinda, hu- 
mano generi praemia praestitisti ; tri- 
bue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis 
intercedere sentiamus, per quam 
meruimus Auctorem vitae suscipere, 
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum 
Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et reg- 
nat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi, etc. (ut supra). 



OFFICE OF THE B. V. M. 257 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 

From Christmas until Candlemas 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, by the fruitful virgin- 
ity of blessed Mary, hast given 
to mankind the rewards of eternal 
salvation : grant, we beseech Thee, 
that we may experience her interces- 
sion for us, by whom we deserved 
to receive the Author of life, Our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth 
and reigneth with Thee in the unity 
of the Holy Ghost, God, world with- 
out end. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear, etc. (as before). 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 

For Prayer before the Office of the Dead, 
see page 22. 

On All Souls' Day, at Burials, and on some 
Anniversaries, this Office is of double rite and 
is said entire; i.e., the Three Nocturns are re- 
cited, and the Antiphons are said in full both 
before and after each Psalm. The Responsory 
and Ver sides following immediately after the 
Ninth Lesson are omitted, and the second Re- 
sponsory, Libera me, Domine, de morte, etc., 
and the Versicles following are said. The 
Psalm cxiv, Lauda anima, at the end of Vespers, 
and the Psalm cxxix, De Profundis, at the end 
of Lauds, are omitted ; and the prayer proper 
to the occasion is said with the long conclusion, 
Per Dominum nostrum, etc. « 

On other occasions, but one Nocturn is re- 
cited, according to the day of the week ; and 
the first words only of the Antiphons before the 
Psalms are said, though the Antiphons are re- 
peated entire after the Psalms. 

Vespers for the Dead do not follow Matins, 
but are usually said on the evening of the pre- 
ceding day, after the Vespers of that day. 



259 



260 VESPERS 

VESPERS 
PSALMUS CXIV 
Ant. Placebo Domino. 
Qilexi quoniam exaudiet Dominus : * 
vocem orationis meae. 
Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi : * 
et in diebus meis invocabo. 

Circumdederunt me dolores mor- 
tis; * et pericula inferni invenerunt 
me. 

Tribulationem et dolorem inveni ; * 
et nomen Domini invocavi. 

O Domine, libera animam meam ; * 
misericors Dominus, et Justus; et 
Deus noster miseretur. 

Custodiens parvulos Dominus ; * 
humiliatus sum, et liberavit me. 

Convertere anima mea, in re- 
quiem tuam; * quia Dominus bene- 
fecit tibi. 

Quia eripuit animam meam de 
morte : * oculos meos a lacrymis, 
pedes meos a lapsu. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 26 1 

VESPERS 
PSALM CXIV 

Ant. I will please the Lord, 
have loved, * because the Lord 

will hear the voice of my prayer. 

Because He hath inclined His ear 
to me: * and in my days I will call 
upon Him. 

The sorrows of death have com- 
passed me : * and the perils of hell 
have found me. 

I met with trouble and sorrow: * 
and I called upon the name of the 
Lord. 

O Lord, deliver my soul. * The 
Lord is merciful and just, and our 
God showeth mercy. 

The Lord is the keeper of the little 
ones : * I was humbled, and He de- 
livered me. 

Turn, O my soul, into thy rest : * 
for the Lord hath been bountiful to 
thee. 

For He hath delivered my soul 
from death : * my eyes from tears ; 
my feet from falling. 



262 VESPERS 

Placebo Domino * in regione vivo- 
rum. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine: * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Placebo Domino in regione 
vivorum. 

PSALMUS CXIX 

Ant. Heu mihi, Domine. 
^d Dominum cum tribularer cla- 
mavi; * et exaudivit me. 

Domine, libera animam meam a 
labiis iniquis, * et a lingua dolosa. 

Quid detur tibi, aut quid appona- 
tur tibi * ad linguam dolosam ? 

Sagittae potentis acutae, * cum car- 
bonibus desolatoriis. 

Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus 
prolongatus est: habitavi cum habi- 
tantibus Cedar: * multum incola 
fuit anima mea. 

Cum his qui oderunt pacem, eram 
pacificus: * cum loquebar illis, im- 
pugnabant me gratis. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 263 

I will please the Lord: * in the 
land of the living. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. I will please the Lord in the 
land of the living. 

PSALM CXIX 

Ant. Woe is me, O Lord. 
jn my trouble I cried to the Lord ; * 
and He heard me. 

O Lord, deliver my soul from 
wicked lips,* and a deceitful tongue. 

What shall be given to Thee, or 
what shall be added to Thee, * to a 
deceitful tongue ? 

The sharp arrows of the mighty,* 
with coals that lay waste. 

Woe is me, that my sojourning is 
prolonged! I have dwelt with the 
inhabitants of Cedar: * my soul 
hath been long a sojourner. 

With them that hated peace I was 
peaceable : * when I spoke to them, 
they fought against me without cause. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on thenu 



264 VESPERS 

Ant. Heu mihi, Domine, quia in- 
colatus mens prolongatus est. 
psalmus cxx 
Ant. Dominus custodit te. 
t evavi oculos meos in montes,* 
unde veniet auxilium mihi. 

Auxilium meum a Domino, * qui 
fecit coelum et terram. 

Non det in commotionem pedem 
tuum ; * neque dormitet, qui custodit 
te. 

Ecce non dormitabit, neque dor- 
miet, * qui custodit Israel. 

Dominus custodit te, Dominus 
protectio tua * super manum dex- 
teram tuam. 

Per diem sol non uret te ; * neque 
luna per noctem. 

Dominus custodit te ab omni 
malo : * custodiat animam tuam Do- 
minus. 

Dominus custodiat introitum 
tuum, et exitum tuum, * ex hoc 
nunc, et usque in saeculum. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 265 

Ant. Woe is me, O Lord, that my 
sojourning is prolonged. 
psalm cxx 

Ant. The Lord keepeth thee. 
T have lifted up my eyes to the 

mountains, * from whence help 
shall come to me. 

My help is from the Lord, * Who 
made heaven and earth. 

May He not suffer thy foot to slip : * 
neither let Him that keepeth thee 
slumber. 

Behold, He that keepeth Israel * 
shall neither slumber nor sleep. 

The Lord is thy keeper: * the 
Lord is thy protection upon thy right 
hand. 

The sun shall not burn thee by 
day : * nor the moon by night. 

The Lord keepeth thee from all 
evil: * may the Lord keep thy 
soul. 

May the Lord guard thy coming in 
and thy going out ; * from henceforth 
now and for ever. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 



266 VESPERS 

Ant. Dominus custodit te ab omni 

malo; custodiat animam tuam D6- 

minus. 

psalmus cxxix 

Ant. Si iniquitates. 
T)e profundis clamavi ad te, Do- 
mine: * Domine, exaudi vocem 
meam. 

Fiant aures tuae intendentes, * in 
vocem deprecationis meae. 

Si iniquitates observaveris, Do- 
mine: * Domine, quis sustinebit? 

Quia apud te propitiatio est; * et 
propter legem tuam sustinui te, 
Domine. 

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo 
ejus; * speravit anima mea in Do- 
mino. 

A custodia matutina usque ad noc- 
tem: * speret Israel in Domino. 

Quia apud Dominum misericor- 
dia : * et copiosa apud eum redemp- 
tio. 

Et ipse redimet Israel, * ex omni- 
bus iniquitatibus ejus. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis* 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 267 

Ant. The Lord keepeth thee from 

all evil: may the Lord keep thy 

soul. 

psalm cxxix 

Ant. If Thou, O Lord. 
f\ut of the depths I have cried 
^ unto Thee, O Lord: * Lord, 
hear my voice. 

Let Thine ears be attentive * to the 
voice of my supplication. 

If Thou, O Lord, wilt observe in- 
iquities, * Lord, who shall stand it ? 

For with Thee there is merciful 
forgiveness : * and by reason of Thy 
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. 

My soul hath relied on His word : * 
my soul hath hoped in the Lord. 

From the morning watch even un- 
til night, * let Israel hope in the Lord- 

For with the Lord there is 
mercy: * and with Him plentiful 
redemption. 

And He shall redeem Israel * 
from all his iniquities. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 



268 VESPERS 

Ant. Si iniquitates observaveris, 
Domine; Domine, quis sustinebit? 

PSALMUS CXXXVII 

Ant. Opera manuum. 
fionfitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde 
meo * quoniam audisti verba oris 
mei. 

In conspectu angelorum psallam 
tibi ; * adorabo ad templum sanctum 
tuum, et confitebor nomini tuo. 

Super misericordia tua, et veri- 
tate tua; * quoniam magnificasti 
super omne, nomen sanctum tuum. 

In quacumque die invocavero te, 
exaudi me ; * multiplicabis in anima 
mea virtutem. 

Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnes 
reges terrae ; * quia audierunt omnia 
verba oris tui. 

Et cantent in viis Domini, * quo- 
niam magna est gloria Domini. 

Quoniam excelsus Dominus, et 
humilia respicit, * et alta a longe 
cognoscit. 

Si ambulavero in medio tribula- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 269 

Ant. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark 
iniquities, Lord, who shall stand it ? 
psalm cxxxvn 
Ant. Despise not, O Lord. 
T will praise Thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart: * for Thou hast 
heard the words of my mouth. 

I will sing praise to Thee in the 
sight of the angels : * I will worship 
towards Thy holy temple, and I will 
give glory to Thy name. 

For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth : * 
for Thou hast magnified Thy holy 
name above all. 

In what day soever I shall call upon 
Thee, hear me: * Thou wilt multi- 
ply strength in my soul. 

May all the kings of the earth give 
glory to Thee : * for they have heard 
all the words of Thy mouth. 

And let them sing in the ways of 
the Lord: * for great is the glory of 
the Lord. 

For the Lord is high, and looketh 
on the low : * and the high He know- 
eth afar off. 

If I shall walk in the midst of tribu- 



270 VESPERS 

tionis vivificabis me, * et super iram 
inimicorum meorum extendisti ma- 
num tuam, et salvum me fecit dex- 
tera tua. 

Dominus retribuet pro me ^Do- 
mine, misericordia tua in saeculum: 
opera manuum tuarum, ne despicias. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Opera manuum tuarum, Do- 
mine, ne despicias. 

V. Audivi vocem de coelo dicen- 
tem mihi ; 

R. Beati mortui qui in Domino 
moriuntur. 

CANTICUM B. M. V., Luc. i. 46 
Ant. Omne quod. 
Tyragnificat * anima mea Dominum. 
Et exultavit spiritus meus * in 
Deo, Salutari meo. 

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae 
suae : * ecce enim ex hoc beatam me 
dicent omnes generationes. 

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens 
est; * et sanctum nomen ejus. 



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271 



lation, Thou wilt quicken me : * and 
Thou hast stretched forth Thy hand 
against the wrath of my enemies: 
and Thy right hand hath saved me. 

The Lord will repay for me : * Thy 
mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : O 
despise not the works of Thy hands. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Despise not, O Lord, the 
works of Thy hands. 

V. I heard a voice from heaven, 
saying to me, 

R. Blessed are the dead, who die 
in the Lord. 

CANTICLE, B. V. M., Luke I 46 

Ant. All that. 
"lyry soul * doth magnify the Lord. 

And my spirit hath rejoiced * 
in God my Saviour. 

Because He hath looked down on 
the lowliness of His handmaid, * for 
behold henceforth all generations 
will call me blessed. 

Because He that is mighty hath 
done great things for me ; * and holy 
is His name. 



272 VESPERS 

Et misericordia ejus a progenie in 
progenies * timentibus eum. 

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : * 
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. 

Deposuit potentes de sede, * et 
exaltavit humiles. 

Esurientes implevit bonis; * et 
divites dimisit inanes. 

Suscepit Israel puerum suum,* 
recordatus misericordiae suae. 

Sicut locutus est ad Patres nos- 
tros, * Abraham et semini ejus in 
saecula. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Omne quod dat mihi Pater, 
ad me veniet : et eum qui veniet ad 
me, non ejiciam foras. 

(The following is said kneeling.) 

Pater noster, etc., secreto. 
V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem : 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 



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273 



And His mercy is from generation 
unto generation * to them that fear 
him. 

He hath shown might in His arm ; * 
He hath scattered the proud in the 
conceit of their heart. 

He hath put down the mighty from 
their throne * and hath exalted the 
humble. 

He hath filled the hungry with 
good things : * and the rich He hath 
sent away empty. 

He hath received His servant 
Israel, * being mindful of His mercy. 

As He spoke to our fathers, * to 
Abraham and to his seed for ever. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, * 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. All that the Father giveth 
Me, shall come to Me ; and him that 
cometh to Me, I will not cast out. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 
V. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 



274 VESPERS 

PSALMUS CXLV 

This Psalm is not said on All Souls' Day, nor on 
the day of death or of burial, nor whenever 
the Office is of double rite. 

T auda, anima mea, Dominum; lau- 
dabo Dominum in vita mea; * 
psallam Deo meo quamdiu fuero. 

Nolite confidere in principibus; * 
in filiis hominum, in quibus non est 
salus, 

Exhibit spiritus ejus, et reverte- 
tur in terram suam; * in ilia die 
peribunt omnes cogitationes eorum. 

Beatus cujus Deus Jacob adjutor 
ejus, spes ejus in Domino Deo 
ipsius; * qui fecit coelum et terram, 
mare, et omnia quae in eis sunt. 

Qui custodit veritatem in sseculum, 
f acit judicium injuriam patientibus ; * 
dat escam esurientibus. 

Dominus solvit compeditos; * Do- 
minus illuminat caecos. 

Dominus erigit elisos: * Dominus 
diligit justos. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 275 



PSALM CXLV 

■praise the Lord, O my soul ; in my 

life I will praise the Lord ; * I will 

sing to my God as long as I shall be. 

Put not your trust in princes; * 
in the children of men, in whom 
there is no salvation. 

His spirit shall go forth, and he 
shall return into his earth ; * in that 
day all their thoughts shall perish. 

Blessed is he who hath the God of 
Jacob for his helper, whose hope is 
in the Lord his God; * Who made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that are in them. 

Who keepeth truth for ever, Who 
executeth judgment for them that 
suffer wrong; * Who giveth food to 
the hungry. 

The Lord looseth them that are 
fettered ; * the Lord enlighteneth the 
blind. 

The Lord lifteth up them that are 
cast down ; * the Lord loveth the just. 



276 VESPERS 

Dominus custodit advenas, pupil- 
lum et viduam suscipiet; * et vias 
peccatorum disperdet. 

Regnabit Dominus in saecula, Deus 
tuus, Sion; * in generationem et 
generationem. 

Requiem aeternam, dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

V. A porta inf eri. 

R. Erue, Domine, animas eorum. 

V. Requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

If the president be a priest or deacon, the 
following is added : 

V. Dominus vobiscum. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
Oremus x 

T^eus, qui inter apostolicos sacer- 

dotes famulos tuos Pontificali 

(seu sacerdotali), fecisti dignitate vi- 

1 These three Prayers and the Versicles are also 
said at the end of Lauds when the Office is of simple 
rite. When the Office is of a double rite, but one 
prayer, with the long conclusion, is said at the end 
of Vespers and Lauds. 



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277 



The Lord keepeth the strangers; 
He will support the fatherless and 
the widow; * and the ways of sin- 
ners He will destroy. 

The Lord shall reign for ever ; thy 
God, O Sion, * unto generation and 
generation. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord : * 
And let perpetual light shine on them. 

V. From the gates of hell. 

R. Deliver their souls, O Lord. 

V. May they rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 



V. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 

Let us pray 

Q God, Who among the apostolic 

priests didst honor Thy servants 

with the Episcopal (or sacerdotal) 



278 VESPERS 

gere: praesta, quaesumus; ut eorum 
quoque perpetuo aggregentur consor- 
tio. 

T^eus veniae largitor et humanae 
salutis amator; quaesumus 
clementiam tuam, ut nostras congre- 
gations fratres, propinquos, et bene- 
factores, qui ex hoc saeculo transie- 
runt, beata Maria semper virgine 
intercedente, cum omnibus Sanctis 
tuis, ad perpetuae beatitudinis, con- 
sortium pervenire concedas. 
Tpidelium Deus omnium Conditor 
et Redemptor, animabus famu- 
lorum famularumque tuarum remis- 
sionem cunctorum tribue peccato- 
rum ; ut indulgentiam, quam semper 
optaverunt, piis supplicationibus con- 
sequantur. Qui vivis et regnas, cum 
Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti 
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, 
Domine. 

R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 279 

dignity, grant, we beseech Thee, 
that they may also be associated with 
them in everlasting fellowship. 
Q God, the giver of pardon, and 
lover of human salvation, we 
beseech Thy clemency to grant that 
the brethren, relations, and bene- 
factors of our congregation, who are 
departed this world, may, by the in- 
tercession of the blessed Mary, ever 
virgin, and of all Thy saints, attain to 
the fellowship of eternal beatitude. 
Q God, the Creator and Redeemer 
of all the faithful, give to the 
souls of Thy servants departed, men 
and women, the remission of all their 
sins, that by pious supplications they 
may attain the pardon which they 
have always desired. Who livest 
and reignest, with the Father, in the 
unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world 
without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord. 

R. And let perpetual light shine 
on them. 



280 MATINS 



V. Requiescant in pace. 
R. Amen. 

MATINS 
THE INVITATORY 1 

Regem, cui omnia vivunt, * venite, 
adoremus. 

Regem, cui omnia vivunt, venite, 
adoremus. 

PSALMUS XCIV 

-rrenite exultemus Domino, jubile- 

v mus Deo Salutari nostro; prae- 

occupemus faciem ejus in confes- 

sione, et in psalmis jubilemus ei. 



Regem, cui omnia vivunt, venite, 
adoremus. 

Quoniam Deus magnus Dominus, 
et Rex magnus super omnes Deos; 
quoniam non repellet Dominus ple- 
bem suam, quia in manu ejus, sunt 
omnes fines terrae; et altitudines 
montium ipse conspicit. 

1 This Invitatory is recited only when the Office 
is of three Nocturns. At other times it is omitted, 
and the Nocturn of the day is said, and then Lauds. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 28 1 

V. May they rest in peace. 
R. Amen. 



MATINS 
THE INVITATORY 

Come, let us adore the King,* 
to Whom all things live. 

Come, let us adore the King, to 
Whom all things live. 

psalm xciv 
/^lome, let us praise the Lord with 
joy; let us joyfully sing to God 
our Saviour. Let us come before 
His presence with thanksgiving ; and 
make a joyful noise to Him with 
psalms. 

Come, let us adore the King, to 
Whom all things live. 

For the Lord is a great God, and 
a great king above all gods. For 
the Lord will not reject His people. 
For in His hands are all the ends of 
the earth: and the heights of the 
mountains are His. 



282 MATINS 



Venite adoremus. 

Quoniam ipsius est mare, et ipse 
fecit illud, et aridam fundaverunt 
manus ejus ; venite adoremus, et pro- 
cidamus ante Deum; ploremus coram 
Domino, qui fecit nos, quia ipse est 
Dominus Deus noster; nos autem 
populus ejus, et oves pascuae ejus. 

Regem, cui omnia vivunt, venite, 
adoremus. 

Hodie, si vocem ejus audieritis, 
nolite obdurare corda vestra, sicut in 
exacerbatione secundum diem tenta- 
tionis in deserto; ubi tentaverunt 
me patres vestri, probaverunt, et 
viderunt opera mea. 

Venite, adoremus. 

Quadraginta annis proximus fui 
generationi huic, et dixi: semper hi 
errant corde; ipsi vero non cogno- 
verunt vias meas, quibus juravi in ira 
mea, si introibunt in requiem meam. 

Regem, cui omnia vivunt, venite, 
adoremus. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 283 

Come, let us adore. 

For the sea is His, and He made 
it: and His hands formed the dry 
land. Come, let us adore and fall 
down, and weep before the Lord that 
made us. For He is the Lord our 
God: and we are His people, and 
the sheep of His pasture. 

Come, let us adore the King, to 
Whom all things live. 

To-day, if you shall hear His voice, 
harden not your hearts. As in the 
provocation, according to the day of 
temptation in the wilderness : where 
your fathers tempted Me, they 
proved Me, and saw My works. 

Come, let us adore. 

Forty years long was I offended 
with that generation, and I said: 
these always err in heart. And these 
men have not known My ways: so 
I swore in My wrath, that they shall 
not enter into My rest. 

Come, let us adore the King, to 
Whom all things live. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 



284 MATINS 



Venite, adoremus. 
Regem, cui omnia vivunt, venite, 
adoremus. 

FIRST NOCTURN 

On Mondays and Thursdays 
PSALMUS V 

Ant. Dirige, Domine. 
TTerba mea auribus percipe, Do- 
mine ; * intellige clamorem meum. 

Intende voci orationis meae ; * Rex 
meus, et Deus meus. 

Quoniam ad te orabo; * Domine, 
mane exaudies vocem meam. 

Mane astabo tibi et videbo ; * quo- 
niam non Deus volens iniquitatem 
tu es. 

Neque habitabit juxta te malig- 
nus; * neque permanebunt injusti 
ante oculos tuos. 

Odisti omnes qui operantur ini- 
quitatem; * perdes omnes, qui lo- 
quuntur mendacium. 

Virum sanguinum, et dolosum 
abominabitur Dominus ; * ego autem 
in multitudine misericordiae tuae. 

Introibo in domum tuam, * ado- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 285 

Come, let us adore. 
Come, let us adore the King, to 
Whom all things live. 

FIRST NOCTURN 
PSALM V 

Ant. Direct, O Lord. 
Qive ear, O Lord, to my words,* 
understand my cry. 

Hearken to the voice of my 
prayer, * O my King and my God. 

For to Thee will I pray : * O Lord, in 
the morning Thoushalt hear my voice. 

In the morning I shall stand before 
Thee, and will see : * because Thou 
art not a God that willeth iniquity. 

Neither shall the wicked dwell 
near Thee: * nor shall the unjust 
abide before Thy eyes. 

Thou hatest all workers of iniq- 
uity : * Thou wilt destroy all that 
speak a lie. 

The Lord abhorreth the bloody 
and deceitful man. * But as for me, 
in the multitude of Thy mercy, 

I will come into Thy house; * I 



286 MATINS 



rabo ad templum sanctum tuum, in 
timore tuo. 

Domine deduc me in justitia tua; * 
propter inimicos meos dirige in con- 
spectu tuo viam meam. 

Quoniam non est in ore eorum 
Veritas ; * cor eorum vanum est. 

Sepulchrum patens est guttur 
eorum, Unguis suis dolose agebant : * 
jtidica illos, Deus. 

Decidant a cogitationibus suis, 
secundum multitudinem impietatum 
eorum expelle eos, * quoniam irrita- 
verunt te, Domine. 

Et laetentur omnes qui sperant in 
te, * in aeternum exultabunt; et habi- 
tabis in eis. 

Et gloriabuntur in te omnes, qui 
diligunt nomen tuum, * quoniam tu 
benedices justo. 

Domine, ut scuto bonae voluntatis 
tuse, * coronasti nos. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat 
eis. 

Ant. Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, 
in conspectu tuo, viam meam. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 287 

will adore, in Thy fear, in Thy holy 
temple. 

Conduct me, O Lord, in Thy jus- 
tice: * because of my enemies, 
direct my way in Thy sight. 

For there is no truth in their 
mouth : * their heart is vain. 

Their throat is an open sepulchre : 
with their tongues they deal deceit- 
fully : * judge them, O God. 

Let them fall from their devices: 
according to the multitude of their 
iniquities cast them out: * for they 
have provoked Thee, O Lord. 

But let all that hope in Thee be 
glad: * they shall rejoice for ever, 
and Thou shalt dwell in them. 

And all they that love Thy name 
shall glory in Thee. * For Thou 
wilt bless the just. 

O Lord, Thou hast crowned us 
with Thy good will * as with a shield. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on 
them. 

Ant. Direct, O Lord, my God, 
my steps in Thy sight. 



288 MATINS 



PSALMUS VI 

Ant. Convertere, Domine. 
-p|omine, ne in furore tuo arguas 
"^ me, * neque in ira tua corripias 
me. 

Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam 
infirmus sum; * sana me, Domine, 
quoniam conturbata sunt ossa mea. 

Et anima mea turbata est valde : * 
sed tu, Domine, usquequo ? 

Convertere, Domine, et eripe ani- 
mam meam ; * salvum me f ac propter 
misericordiam tuam. 

Quoniam non est in morte, qui 
memor sit tui; * in inferno autem 
quis confitebitur tibi ? 

Laboravi in gemitu meo, lavabo 
per singulas noctes lectum meum; * 
lacrymis meis stratum meum rigabo. 

Turbatus est a furore oculus 
meus; * inveteravi inter omnes ini- 
micos meos. 

Discedite a me omnes qui opera- 
mini iniquitatem; * quoniam exau- 
divit Dominus vocem fletus mei. 

Exaudivit Dominus deprecationem 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 289 

PSALM VI 

Ant. Turn, O Lord. 

Lord, rebuke me not in Thy 
anger, * nor chastise me in Thy 

wrath. 

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for 

1 am weak: * heal me, O Lord, for 
my bones are sore. 

And my soul is troubled exceed- 
ingly: * but Thou, O Lord, how 
long? 

Turn, O Lord, and deliver my 
soul: * O save me for Thy mercy's 
sake. 

For in death there is no one that 
is mindful of Thee : * and who shall 
praise Thee in hell ? 

I have labored in my groanings, 
every night I wash my bed: * I 
water my couch with my tears. 

My eye is troubled through in- 
dignation: * I have grown old 
amidst all my enemies. 

Depart from me, all ye workers of 
iniquity; * for the Lord hath heard 
the voice of my weeping. 

The Lord hath heard my suppli- 



290 MATINS 



meam, * Dominus, orationem meam 
suscepit. 

Erubescant et conturbentur vehe- 
menter omnes inimici mei; * conver- 
tantur et erubescant valde velociter. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua lticeat eis. 

Ant. Convertere, Domine, et eripe 
animam meam, * quoniam non est in 
morte, qui memor sit tui. 

PSALMUS VII 

Ant. Nequando rapiat. 
Tvomine Deus meus in te speravi; * 
salvum me fac ex omnibus per- 
sequentibus me, et libera me. 

Nequando rapiat ut leo animam 
meam; * dum non est qui redimat, 
neque qui salvum faciat. 

Domine, Deus meus si feci istud ; * 
si est iniquitas in manibus meis; 

Si reddidi retribuentibus mihi 
mala; * decidam merito ab inimicis 
meis inanis. 

Persequatur inimicus animam 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 29 1 

cation: * the Lord hath received 
my prayer. 

Let all my enemies be put to 
shame, and be very much troubled : * 
let them be put to shame very 
speedily. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Turn, O Lord, and deliver 
my soul; for there is none in death 
who will be mindful of Thee. 

PSALM VII 

Ant. Lest at any time. 
Q Lord my God, in Thee have I put 
my trust : * save me and deliver 
me from all them that persecute me. 

Lest at any time, like a lion, he 
seize upon my soul, * while there is 
no one to rescue me, or to save. 

O Lord, my God, if I have done 
this thing, * if there be iniquity in 
my hands : 

If I have made a return to them 
that did evils to me, * let me de- 
servedly fall powerless before my 
enemies. 

Let the enemy pursue my soul, 



2Q2 MATINS 



meam, et comprehendat, et concul- 
cet in terra vitam meam; * et glo- 
riam meam in pulverem deducat. 

Exurge, Domine, in ira tua; * et 
exaltare in finibus inimicorum meo- 
rum. 

Et exurge, Domine, Deus meus in 
praecepto quod mandasti; * et syna- 
goga populorum circumdabit te. 

Et propter hanc in altum regre- 
dere ; * Dominus judicat populos. 

Judica me, Domine, secundum 
justitiam meam; * et secundum in- 
nocentiam meam super me. 

Consumetur nequitia peccatorum, 
et diriges justum: ■* scrutans corda 
et renes, Deus. 

Justum adjutorium meum a Do- 
mino; * qui salvos facit rectos corde. 

Deus, judex Justus, fortis, et pa- 
tiens; * numquid irascitur per sin- 
gulos dies? 

Nisi conversi fueritis gladium 
suum vibrabit ; * arcum suum teten- 
dit, et paravit ilium. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 293 

and take it, and tread down my life 
on the earth, * and bring down my 
glory to the dust. 

Rise up, O Lord, in Thy anger : * 
and be Thou exalted in the borders 
of my enemies. 

And arise, O Lord, my God, for 
the judgment which Thou hast com- 
manded: * and a congregation of 
people shall surround Thee. 

And for their sakes, return Thou on 
high: * the Lord judgeth the people. 

Judge me, O Lord, according to 
my justice, * and according to my 
innocence on me. 

The wickedness of sinners shall 
be brought to naught; and Thou 
shalt direct the just : * the searcher 
of hearts and reins is God. 

Just is my help from the Lord : * 
who saveth the upright of heart. 

God is a just judge, strong and 
patient: * is He angry every day? 

Unless ye be converted, He will 
brandish His sword : * He hath bent 
His bow, and made it ready. 



2Q4 MATINS 



Et in eo paravit vasa mortis; * 
sagittas suas ardentibus effecit. 

Ecce parturiit injustitiam ; * con- 
cepit dolorem, et peperit iniquita- 
tem. 

Lacum aperuit et effodit eum; * 
et incidit in foveam quam fecit. 

Convertetur dolor ejus in caput 
ejus; * et in verticem ipsius iniqui- 
tas ejus descended 

Confitebor Domino secundum jus- 
titiam ejus; * et psallam nomini 
Domini altissimi. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis* 

Ant. Nequando rapiat ut leo ani- 
mam meam, dum non est qui redi- 
mat, neque qui salvum faciat. 

V. A porta inf eri. 

R. Erue, Domine animas eorum. 

Pater noster, etc., secreto. 
lectio I 

Job vii 

•parce mihi, Domine, nihil enim 

sunt dies mei. Quid est homo, 

quia magnificas eum? aut quid ap- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 295 

And in it He hath prepared the 
instruments of death. * He hath 
made ready His burning arrows. 

Behold He hath been in labor with 
injustice.* He hath conceived sor- 
row and brought forth iniquity. * 

He hath opened a pit and dug it : 
and he is fallen into the hole he made. 

His sorrow shall be turned on his 
own head: * and his iniquity shall 
come down upon his crown. 

I will give glory to the Lord, ac- 
cording to His justice : * and will sing 
to the name of the Lord Most High. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Lest at any time, like a lion, 
he seize upon my soul, while there is 
no one to rescue me, nor to save. 

V. From the gates of hell. 

R. Deliver their souls, O Lord. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 

FIRST LESSON 
Job vii 

opare me, for my days are nothing. 

What is man that Thou shouldst 

magnify him ? or why dost Thou set 



296 MATINS 



ponis erga eum cor tuum? Visitas 
eum diluculo, et subito probas ilium. 
Usquequo non parcis mihi, nee di- 
mittis me ut glutiam salivam meam ? 
Peccavi; quid faciam tibi, O custos 
hominum ? Quare posuisti me con- 
trarium tibi et factus sum mihi- 
metipsi gravis ? Cur non tollis pec- 
catum meum? et quare non aufers 
iniquitatem meam? Ecce nunc in 
pulvere dormiam, et si mane me 
quaesieris, non subsistam. 



R. Credo quod Redemptor meus 
vivit; et in novissimo die de terra 
surrecturus sum. * Et in carne mea 
videbo Deum Salvatorem meum. 

V. Quern visurus sum ego ipse, 
et non alius, et oculi mei conspecturi 
sunt. * Et in carne mea videbo 
Deum Salvatorem meum. 

LECTIO II 
Job x 

maedet animam meam vitae meae, 

dimittam adversum me eloquium 

meum, loquar in amarittidine animae 



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Thy heart upon him ? Thou visit est 
him early in the morning, and Thou 
prove st him suddenly. How long 
wilt Thou not spare me, nor suffer 
me to swallow down my spittle? I 
have sinned, what shall I do to Thee, 

keeper of men? why hast Thou 
set me opposite to Thee, and I am 
become burdensome to myself? 
Why dost Thou not remove my sin, 
and why dost Thou not take away 
mine iniquity? Behold now, I shall 
sleep in the dust : and if Thou seek 
me in the morning, I shall not be. 

R. I believe my Redeemer liveth, 
and that in the last day I shall rise 
from the earth. * And in my flesh 

1 shall see God my Saviour. 

V. Whom I myself shall see, and 
not another, and my eyes shall be- 
hold. * And in my flesh I shall see 
God my Saviour. 

SECOND LESSON 
Job x 

Tyry soul is weary of life, I will let 

go my speech against myself, 

I will speak in the bitterness of my 



298 MATINS 



meae. Dicam Deo; Noli me con- 
demnare: indica mihi, cur me ita 
judices. Numquid bonum tibi vide- 
tur, si calumnieris me, et opprimas 
me opus manuum tuarum, et consi- 
lium impiorum adjuves? Numquid 
oculi carnei tibi sunt ; aut sicut videt 
homo, et tu videbis ? Numquid sicut 
dies hominis dies tui: et anni tui 
sicut humana sunt tempora, ut 
quaeras iniquitatem meam, et pec- 
catum meum scruteris? Et scias 
quia nihil impium fecerim, cum sit 
nemo qui de manu tua possit 
eruere. 

R. Qui Lazarum resuscitasti a 
monumento f oetidum. * Tu eis, Do- 
mine, dona requiem, et locum indul- 
gentiae. 

V. Qui venturus es judicare vivos 
et mortuos, et saeculum per ignem.* 
Tu eis, Domine, dona requiem, et 
locum indulgentiae. 

LECTIO III 
Job x 

Tyranus tuae fecerunt me, et plas- 
maverunt me totum in circuitu; 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 299 

soul, I will say to God : Do not con- 
demn me : tell me why Thou judgest 
me so ? Doth it seem good to Thee 
that Thou shouldst crush me, and 
oppress me, the work of Thy own 
hands, and help the counsel of the 
wicked? Hast Thou eyes of flesh: 
or seest Thou as man seeth? Are 
Thy days as the days of man, and are 
Thy years as the times of men : that 
Thou shouldst inquire after my iniq- 
uity, and search after my sin ? And 
Thou knowest that I have done no 
wicked thing, whereas there is no 
man that can deliver out of Thy hand. 
R. Thou Who didst raise Lazarus 
from the grave. * Thou, O Lord, 
give them rest, and a place of pardon. 

V. Thou Who art to come to 
judge the living and the dead, and 
the world by fire. * Thou, O Lord, 
give them rest, and a place of pardon. 

THIRD LESSON 
Job x 

■piiy hands have made me, and 
fashioned me wholly round 



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et sic repente praecipitas me ? Me- 
mento quaeso quod sicut lutum fe- 
ceris me, et in pulverem reduces 
me. Nonne sicut lac mulsisti me, 
et sicut caseum me coagulasti? 
Pelle et carnibus vestisti me; ossi- 
bus et nervis compegisti me. Vi- 
tam et misericordiam tribuisti mihi, 
et visitatio tua custodivit spiritum 
meum. 



R. Domine, quando veneris judi- 
care terram, ubi me abscondam a 
vultu irae tuae ? * Quia peccavi nimis 
in vita mea. 

V. Commissa mea pavesco, et 
ante te erubesco; dum veneris ju- 
dicare, noli me condemnor e. * Quia 
peccavi nimis in vita mea. 

R. Requiem aeternam dona eis, 
Domine, et lux perpetua lticeat eis.* 
Quia peccavi nimis in vita mea. 

Here Lauds (page 344) are recited when 
the first Nocturn only is said. 



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301 



about : and dost Thou thus cast me 
down headlong on a sudden? Re- 
member, I beseech Thee, that Thou 
hast made me as the clay, and Thou 
wilt bring me into dust again. Hast 
Thou not pressed me out as milk, 
and curdled me like cheese ? Thou 
hast clothed me with skin and flesh : 
Thou hast put me together with 
bones and sinews: Thou hast 
granted me life and mercy, and Thy 
visitation hath preserved my spirit. 

R. O Lord, when Thou wilt come 
to judge the earth, where shall I 
hide myself from the face of Thy 
wrath ? * For I have sinned exceed- 
ingly in my life. 

V. I dread my misdeeds, and 
blush before Thee, do not condemn 
me when Thou comest to judge.* 
For I have sinned exceedingly in 
my life. 

R. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord, and let perpetual light shine 
on them. * For I have sinned ex- 
ceedingly in my life. 



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SECOND NOCTURN 

On Tuesdays and Fridays 

PSALMUS XXII 

Ant. In loco pascuae. 
T\6minus regit me, et nihil mihi 
deerit; * in loco pascuae, ibi 
me collocavit. 

Super aquam refectionis educavit 
me; * animam meam convertit. 

Deduxit me super semitas justi- 
tiae, * propter nomen suum. 

Nam, et si ambulavero in medio 
umbrae mortis, non timebo mala; * 
quoniam tu mecum es. 

Virga tua, et baculus tuus; * ipsa 
me consolata sunt. 

Parasti in conspectu meo mensam ; 
* ad versus eos qui tribulant me. 

Impinguasti in oleo caput meum ; * 
et calix meus inebrians, quam prae- 
clarus est ! 

Et misericordia tua subsequetur 
me ; * omnibus diebus vitae meae. 

Et ut inhabitem in domo Domini; * 
in longitudinem dierum. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 303 

SECOND NOCTURN 
PSALM XXII 

Ant. He hath set me. 
HPhe Lord ruleth me: and I shall 
want nothing. * He hath set 
me in a place of pasture. 

He hath brought me to refreshing 
water : * He hath converted my soul. 

He hath led me on the paths of 
justice, * for His own name's sake. 

For though I should walk in the 
midst of the shadow of death, I will 
fear no evils, * for Thou art with me. 

Thy rod and Thy staff, * they have 
comforted me. 

Thou hast prepared a table before 
me, * against them that afflict me. 

Thou hast anointed my head 
with oil; * and my cup which in- 
ebriateth me, how goodly is it ! 

And Thy mercy will follow me * all 
the days of my life. 

And that I may dwell in the house 
of the Lord, * unto length of days. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 



304 MATINS 



Ant. In loco pascuae ibi me col- 
locavit. 

PSALMUS XXIV 
Ant. Delicta. 
Ad te, Domine, levavi animam 
meam; * Deus meus, in te con- 
fido, non erubescam. 

Neque irrideant me inimici mei; * 
etenim universi, qui stistinent te, non 
confundentur. 

Confundantur omnes iniqua agen- 
tes * supervacue. 

Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra 
mihi; * et semitas tuas edoce me. 

Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce 
me: * quia tu es Deus Salvator 
meus, et te sustinui tota die. 

Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, 
Domine; * et misericordiarum tua- 
rum quae a saeculo sunt. 

Delicta juventutis meae * et igno- 
rantias meas, ne memineris. 

Secundum misericordiam tuam, 
memento mei tu : * propter bonita- 
tem tuam, Domine. 

Dulcis et rectus Dominus : * prop- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 305 

Ant. He hath set me in a place of 
pasture. 

PSALM XXIV 
Ant. The sins, 
mo Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up 
my soul. * In Thee, O my God, I 
put my trust ; let me not be ashamed. 

Neither let my enemies laugh at 
me; * for none that wait on Thee 
shall be confounded. 

Let all them be confounded * that 
transgress wantonly. 

Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me,* 
and teach me Thy paths. 

Direct me in Thy truth, and teach 
me : * for Thou art God, my Saviour ; 
and on Thee have I waited all the 
day. 

Remember, O Lord, Thy bowels of 
compassion, * and Thy mercies that 
are of old. 

The sins of my youth and my 
offences, * do not remember. 

According to Thy mercy remember 
Thou me : * for Thy goodness' sake, 
O Lord. 

The Lord is sweet and righteous ; * 



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ter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus 
in via. 

Diriget mansuetos in judicio ; * 
docebit mites vias suas. 

Universal viae Domini misericor- 
dia et Veritas, * requirentibus testa- 
mentum ejus et testimonia ejus ; 

Propter nomen tuum, Domine, 
propitiaberis peccato meo; * mul- 
tum est enim. 

Quis est homo qui timet Domi- 
num? * Legem statuit ei in via, 
quam elegit. 

Anima ejus in bonis demorabitur ; 
* et semen ejus haereditabit terram. 

Firmamentum est Dominus timen- 
tibus eum; * et testamentum ipsius 
ut manif estetur illis. 

Oculi mei semper ad Dominum; * 
quoniam ipse evellet de laqueo pedes 
meos. 

Respice in me, et miserere mei; * 
quia unicus et pauper sum ego. 

Tribulationes cordis mei multipli- 
catae sunt; * de necessitatibus meis 
erue me. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 307 

therefore He will give a law to 
sinners in the way. 

The mild He will guide in judg- 
ment : * the meek He will teach His 
ways. 

AH the ways of the Lord are mercy 
and truth * to them that seek after 
His covenant and His testimonies. 

For Thy name's sake, O Lord, 
Thou wilt pardon my sin : * for it is 
great. 

Who is the man that feareth the 
Lord? * He hath appointed him 
a law in the way he hath chosen. 

His soul shall dwell amidst plenty : * 
and his seed shall inherit the land. 

The Lord is a support to them that 
fear Him: * and His covenant shall 
he made known to them. 

My eyes are ever towards the 
Lord: * for He will pluck my feet 
out of the snare. 

Look Thou upon me; and have mer- 
cy on me : * for I am alone and poor. 

The troubles of my heart are mul- 
tiplied ; * deliver me from my necessi- 
ties. 



308 MATINS 



Vide humilitatem meam et la- 
borem meum; * et dimitte universa 
delicta mea. 

Respice inimicos meos, quoniam 
multiplicati sunt ; * et odio iniquo 
oderunt me. 

Custodi animam meam, et erue 
me ; * non erubescam quoniam spe- 
ravi in te. 

Innocentes et recti adhaeserunt 
mihi; * quia sustinui te. 

Libera, Deus, Israel; * ex omni- 
bus tribulationibus suis. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Delicta juventtitis meae, et 
ignorantias meas, ne memineris, 
Domine. 

PSALMUS XXVI 

Ant. Credo videre. 
■p^ominus illuminatio mea, et salus 
mea ; * quern timebo ? 

Dominus protector vitae meae; * 
a quo trepidabo? 

Dum appropriant super me nocen- 
tes ; * ut edant carnes meas. 



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309 



See my abjection and my labor: * 
and forgive me all my sins. 

Consider my enemies for they are 
multiplied, * and they hate me with 
malignant hatred. 

Keep Thou my soul, and deliver 
me : * I shall not be ashamed, for I 
have hoped in Thee. 

The innocent and the upright have 
adhered to me: * because I have 
waited on Thee. 

Deliver Israel, O God, * from all 
his tribulations. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. The sins of my youth, and 
my offences, do not remember, O 
Lord. 

PSALM XXVI 

Ant. I believe that I shall see. 
jphe Lord is my light and my salva- 
tion, * whom shall I fear? 

The Lord is the protector of my 
life ; * of whom shall I be afraid ? 

Whilst the wicked advance against 
me, * to eat my flesh : 



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Qui tribulant me inimici mei; * 
ipsi infirmati sunt, et ceciderunt. 

Si consistant adversum me cas- 
tra ; * non timebit cor meum. 

Si exurgat adversum me prae- 
lium ; * in hoc ego sperabo. 

Unam petii a Domino, hanc re- 
quiram; * ut inhabitem in domo 
Domini omnibus diebus vitae meae. 

Ut videam voluptatem Domini; * 
et visitem templum ejus. 

Quoniam abscondit me in taber- 
naculo suo; * in die malorum pro- 
texit me in abscondito tabernaculi 
sui. 

In petra exaltavit me; * et nunc 
exaltavit caput meum super inimicos 
meos. 

Circuivi, et immolavi in taber- 
naculo ejus hostiam vocif erationis ; * 
cantabo et psabnum dicam Do- 
mino. 

Exaudi, Domine, vocem meam, 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 31 1 

My enemies that trouble me,* 
have themselves been weakened, 
and have fallen. 

If armies in camp should stand 
together against me, * my heart shall 
not fear. 

If battle should rise against me,* 
in this will I be confident. 

One thing I have asked of the 
Lord, this will I seek after : * that I 
may dwell in the house of the Lord, 
all the days of my life. 

That I may see the delight of 
the Lord, * and may visit His 
temple. 

For He hath hidden me in His 
tabernacle: * in the day of evils 
He hath protected me in the secret 
place of His tabernacle. 

He hath exalted me upon a rock : * 
and now He hath lifted up my head 
above my enemies. 

I have gone round, and have of- 
fered up in His tabernacle a sacrifice 
of jubilation : * I will sing and recite 
a psalm to the Lord. 

Hear, O Lord, my voice, with 



312 MATINS 



qua clamavi ad te; * miserere mei, 
et exaudi me. 

Tibi dixit cor meum, exquisivit te 
fades mea; * faciem tuam, Domine, 
requiram. 

Ne avertas faciem tuam a me ; * 
ne declines in ira a servo tuo. 

Adjutor meus esto: * ne derelin- 
quas me, neque despicias me, Deus, 
Salutaris meus. 

Quoniam pater meus et mater mea 
dereliquerunt me ; * Dominus autem 
assumpsit me. 

Legem pone mihi, Domine, in via 
tua; * et dirige me in semitam rec- 
tam propter inimicos meos. 

Ne tradideris me in animas tribu- 
lantium me; * quoniam insurrexe- 
runt in me testes iniqui, et mentita 
est iniquitas sibi. 

Credo videre bona Domini * in 
terra viventium. 

Expecta Dominum, viriliter age ; * 
et confortetur cor tuum, et sustine 
Dominum. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 313 

which I cry to Thee: * have mercy 
on me, and hear me. 

My heart hath said to Thee : my 
face hath sought Thee : * Thy face, 
O Lord, will I still seek. 

Turn not away Thy face from me :* 
turn not in Thy wrath from Thy ser- 
vant. 

Be Thou my helper : * forsake me 
not: do not Thou abandon me, O 
God, my Saviour. 

For my father and my mother have 
forsaken me: * but the Lord hath 
taken me up. 

Set me, O Lord, a law in Thy way * 
and guide me in the right path, be- 
cause of my enemies. 

Deliver me not over to the will of 
them that trouble me: * for unjust 
witnesses have risen up against me 
and iniquity hath lied to itself. 

I believe that I shall see the good 
things of the Lord * in the land of 
the living. 

Wait on the Lord, act manfully : * 
and let thy heart take courage, and 
wait thou for the Lord. 



314 MATINS 



Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Credo videre bona Domini 
in terra viventium. 

V. Collocet eos Dominus cum 
principibus. 

R. Cum principibus populi sui. 
Pater noster, etc., secrete 

LECTIO IV 
Job xiii 

"D esponde mihi : Quantas habeo ini- 
quitates, et peccata; scelera mea, 
et delicta ostende mihi. Cur faciem 
tuam abscondis, et arbitraris me ini- 
micum tuum? Contra folium, quod 
vento rapitur, ostendis potentiam 
tuam, et stipulam siccam persequeris. 
Scribis enim contra me amaritudines, 
et consumere me vis peccatis adoles- 
centiae meae. Posuisti in nervo pe- 
dem meum, et observasti omnes 
semitas meas, et vertigia pedum 
meorum considerasti. Qui quasi 
putredo consumendus sum, et quasi 
vestimentum, quod comeditur a 
tinea. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 315 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. I believe that I shall see the 
good things of the Lord in the land 
of the living. 

V. May the Lord place them with 
the princes. 

R. With the princes of His people. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 

FOURTH LESSON 
Job xiii 

T will speak, and do Thou answer 
me. How many are my iniqui- 
ties and sins? make me know 
my crimes and offences. Why 
hidest Thou Thy face, and thinkest 
me Thy enemy? Against a leaf, 
that is carried away with the wind, 
Thou showest Thy power ; and Thou 
pursuest dry stubble. For Thou 
writest bitter things against me, and 
consumest me for the sins of my 
youth. Thou hast put my feet in 
the stocks, and Thou observest all 
my paths, and considerest the steps 
of my feet : who am to be consumed 



316 MATINS 



R. Memento mei, Deus, quia 
ventus est vita mea; * Nee aspiciat 
me visus hominis. 

V. De profundis clamavi ad te, 
Domine; Domine, exaudi vocem 
meam. * Nee aspiciat me visus ho- 
minis. 

lectio v 

Job xiv 

TTomo natus de muliere, brevi 
vivens tempore, repletur multis 
miseriis. Qui quasi flos egreditur, 
et conteritur et fugit velut umbra, et 
nunquam in eodem statu permanet. 
Et dignum ducis super hujuscemodi 
aperire oculos tuos, et adducere eum 
tecum in judicium? Quis potest 
facere mundum de immundo con- 
ceptum semine ? Nonne tu qui solus 
es? Breves dies hominis sunt, nti- 
merus mensium ejus apud te est. 
Constituisti terminos ejus, qui prae- 
teriri non poterunt. Recede paulu- 
lum ab eo, ut quiescat, donee optata 
veniat, sicut mercenarii dies ejus. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 317 

as rottenness, and as a garment that 
is moth-eaten. 

R. Remember me, O God, be- 
cause my life is but wind ; * nor may 
the sight of man behold me. 

V. From the depths I have cried 
to Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my 
voice. * Nor may the sight of man 
behold me. 

FIFTH LESSON 

Job xiv 

lyran born of woman, living for a 
short time, is filled with many 
miseries. He cometh forth like a 
flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth 
as a shadow, and never continueth 
in the same state. And dost Thou 
think it meet to open Thy eyes upon 
such a one, and to bring him into 
judgment with Thee? Who can 
make him clean that is conceived of 
unclean seed ? Is it not Thou only ? 
The days of man are short and the 
number of his months is with Thee : 
Thou hast appointed his bounds 
which cannot be passed. Depart a 
little from him, that he may rest, 



318 MATINS 



R. Hei mihi, Domine, quia pec- 
cavi nimis in vita mea. Quid f aciam 
miser, ubi fugiam, nisi ad te, Deus 
meus? * Miserere mei, dum ve- 
neris in novissimo die. 

V. Anima mea turbata est valde ; 
sed tu, Domine, succurre ei. * Mis- 
erere mei, dum veneris in novissimo 
die. 

LECTIO VI 
Job xiv 

f\ uis mihi hoc tribuat, ut in inferno 
^ protegas me, et abscondas me, 
donee pertranseat furor tuus, et con- 
stituas mihi tempus, in quo recor- 
deris mei ? Putasne mortuus, homo 
rursum vivat ? Cunctis diebus, qui- 
bus nunc milito; expecto donee 
veniat immutatio mea. Vocabis me, 
et ego respondebo tibi, operi ma- 
nuum tuarum porriges dexteram. 
Tu quidem gressus meos dinu- 
merasti, sed parce peccatis meis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 319 

until his wished-for day come, as 
that of the hireling. 

R. Woe is me, O Lord, because I 
have sinned exceedingly in my life; 
O wretch, what shall I do, whither 
shall I fly unless to Thee, my God ? * 
Have mercy on me, when Thou com- 
est at the latter day. 

V. My soul is greatly troubled; 
but Thou, O Lord, succor it. * Have 
mercy on me, when Thou comest at 
the latter day. 

SIXTH LESSON 
Job xiu 

TXTho will grant me this, that Thou 
mayst protect me in hell, and 
hide me till Thy wrath pass, and ap- 
point me a time when Thou wilt 
remember me? Shall man that is 
dead, thinkest Thou, live again? 
All the days in which I am now in 
warfare, I expect until my change 
come. Thou wilt call me and I will 
answer Thee: to the work of Thy 
hands Thou wilt reach out Thy right 
hand. Thou indeed hast numbered 
my steps, but spare my sins. 



320 



MATINS 



R. Ne recorderis peccata mea, 
Domine, * Dum veneris judicare sae- 
culum per ignem. 

V. Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, 
in conspectu tuo viam meam. * Dum 
veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, 

Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.* 

Dum veneris judicare saeculum per 

ignem. 

Here Lauds (page 344) are recited, when 
the second Nocturn only is said. 

THIRD NOCTURN 
On Wednesdays and Saturdays 

PSALMUS XXXIX 

Ant. Complaceat. 
"pixpectans expectavi Dominum; * 
et intendit mihi. 

Et exaudivit preces meas; * et 
eduxit me de lacu miseriae, et de 
luto faecis. 

Et statuit super petram pedes 
meos; * et direxit gressus meos. 

Et immisit in os meum canticum 
novum, * carmen Deo nostro. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 321 

R. Remember not my sins, O 
Lord. * When Thou wilt come to 
judge the world by fire. 

V. Direct, O Lord my God, my 
way in Thy sight. * When Thou wilt 
come to judge the world by fire. 

V. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord, and let perpetual light shine 
on them. * When Thou wilt come to 
judge the world by fire. 



THIRD NOCTURN 
PSALM XXXIX 

Ant. May it please. 
"\JTith expectation I have waited 
for the Lord : * and He was at- 
tentive to me. 

And He heard my prayers, * and 
brought me out of the pit of misery, 
and the deep mire. 

And He set my feet upon a rock,* 
and directed my steps. 

And He put into my mouth a new 
canticle, * a song to our God. 



322 MATINS 



Videbunt multi, et timebunt; * 
et sperabunt in Domino. 

Beatus vir, cujus est nomen Do- 
mini spes ejus; * et non respexit in 
vanitates et insanias falsas. 

Multa fecisti tu, Domine, Deus 
meus, mirabilia tua; * et cogita- 
tionibus tuis non est qui similis sit 
tibi. 

Annuntiavi, et locutus sum ; * mul- 
tiplicati sunt super numerum. 

Sacrificium, et oblationem no- 
luisti; * aures autem perfecisti 
mihi. 

Holocaustum, et pro peccato 
non postulasti; * tunc dixi: Ecce 
venio. 

In capite libri scriptum est de me, 
ut facerem voluntatem tuam; * Deus 
meus, volui, et legem tuam in medio 
cordis mei. 

Annuntiavi justitiam tuam in ec- 
clesia magna; * ecce labia mea non 
prohibebo, Domine, tu scisti. 

Justitiam tuam non abscondi in 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 323 

Many shall see and shall fear : * 
and they shall hope in the Lord. 

Blessed is the man whose trust is 
in the name of the Lord : * and who 
hath not regard to vanities and lying 
follies. 

Thou hast multiplied Thy wonder- 
ful works, O Lord my God; * and 
in Thy thoughts there is no one like 
to Thee. 

I have declared, and I have 
spoken: * they are multiplied be- 
yond number. 

Sacrifice and oblation Thou didst 
not desire : * but Thou hast pierced 
my ears. 

Burnt-offering and sin-offering 
Thou didst not require : * then said 
I: Behold, I come. 

In the head of the book it is written 
of me that I should do Thy will : * 
O my God, I delight in it, and Thy 
law is in the midst of my heart. 

I have declared Thy justice in a 
great church : * lo, I will not restrain 
my lips : O Lord, Thou knowest it. 

I have not hid Thy justice within 



324 MATINS 



corde meo : * veritatem tuam et salu- 
tare tuum dixi. 

Non abscondi misericordiam tuam 
et veritatem tuam; * a concilio 
multo. 

Tu autem, Domine, ne longe facias 
miserationes tuas a me; * miseri- 
cordia tua, et Veritas tua semper sus- 
ceperunt me. 

Quoniam circumdederunt me 
mala, quorum non est numerus; * 
comprehenderunt me iniquitates 
meae, et non potui ut viderem. 

Multiplicatae sunt super capillos 
capitis mei: * et cor meum dereli- 
quit me. 

Complaceat tibi, Domine, ut eruas 
me; * Domine, ad adjuvandum me 
respice. 

Confundantur et revereantur si- 
mul, qui quaerunt animam meam,* 
ut auferant earn. 

Convertantur retrorsum, et reve- 
reantur * qui volunt mihi mala. 

Ferant confestim confusionem 
suam; * qui dicunt mihi; Euge, 
Euge. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 325 

my heart: * I have declared Thy 
truth and Thy salvation. 

I have not concealed Thy mercy 
and Thy truth * from a great coun- 
cil. 

Withhold not Thou, O Lord, Thy 
tender mercies from me: * Thy 
mercy and Thy truth have always 
upheld me. 

For evils without number have 
surrounded me : * my iniquities have 
overtaken me, and I am not able to 
see. 

They are multiplied above the 
hairs of my head, * and my heart 
hath forsaken me. 

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver 
me: * look down, O Lord, to help 
me. 

Let them that seek after my life 
to take it away, be confounded * 
and put to shame together. 

Let them that desire evils to me * be 
turned backward, and put to shame. 

Let them that say to me: Aha! 
Aha! * immediately be filled with 
shame. 



326 MATINS 



Exultent et laetentur super te 
omnes quaerentes te; * et dicant 
semper; Magnificetur Dominus, qui 
diligunt salutare tuum. 

Ego autem mendicus sum, et pau- 
per; * Dominus sollicitus est mei. 

Adjtitor meus et protector meus 
tu es; * Deus meus, ne tardaveris. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Complaceat tibi, Domine, ut 
eripias me : Domine, ad adjuvandum 
me respice. 

PSALMUS XL 

Ant. Sana, Domine. 
"Deatus qui intelligit super egenum, 
et pauperem; * in die mala 
liberabit eum Dominus. 

Dominus conservet eum, et vivi- 
ficet eum, et beatum faciat eum in 
terra; * et non tradat eum in ani- 
mam inimicorum ejus. 

Dominus opem ferat illi super tec- 
tum doloris ejus; * universum stra- 
tum ejus versasti in infirmitate ejus. 

Ego dixi; Domine, miserere mei; * 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 327 

Let all that seek Thee rejoice and 
be glad in Thee ; * let such as love 
Thy salvation say always: the Lord 
be magnified. 

But I am needy and poor: * the 
Lord is careful for me. 

Thou art my helper and my pro- 
tector : * O my God, delay not. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. May it please Thee, O Lord, 
to deliver me : Lord, have regard to 
help me. 

PSALM XL 

Ant. Heal my soul, O Lord. 
Tllessed is he that understandeth 
concerning the needy and poor : * 
the Lord will deliver him in the evil 
day. 

The Lord preserve him, and give 
him life, and make him blessed upon 
the earth: * and deliver him not 
up to the will of his enemies. 

The Lord help him on his bed of 
sorrow: * Thou hast turned all his 
couch in his sickness. 

I said : O Lord, be Thou merciful 



328 MATINS 



sana ammam meam; quia peccavi 
tibi. 

Inimici mei dixerunt mala mihi; * 
quando morietur et peribit nomen 
ejus ? 

Et si ingrediebatur ut videret 
vana loquebatur; * cor ejus congre- 
gavit iniquitatem sibi. 

Egrediebatur foras; * et loqueba- 
tur in idipsum. 

Adversum me susurrabant omnes 
inimici mei; * adversum me cogi- 
tabant mala mihi. 

Verbum iniquum constituerunt ad- 
versum me ; * numquid qui dormit, 
non adjiciet ut resurgat ? 

Etenim homo pacis meae in quo 
speravi; * qui edebat panes meos, 
magnificavit super me supplanta- 
tionem. 

Tu autem, Domine, miserere mei, 
et resuscita me; * et retribuam 
eis. 

In hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti 
me; * quoniam non gaudebit inimi- 
cus meus super me. 

Me autem propter innocentiam 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 329 

to me: * heal my soul, for I have 
sinned against Thee. 

My enemies speak evil against 
me: * when shall he die, and his 
name perish? 

And if he come in to see me, he 
speaketh vain things: * his heart 
gathereth together iniquity to itself. 

He goeth out, * and speaketh to 
the same purpose. 

All my enemies whisper together 
against me: * they devise evils for 
me. 

They send forth an unjust word 
against me : * shall he that sleepeth 
rise again no more ? 

For even the man of my peace, in 
whom I trusted, * who ate my bread, 
hath greatly supplanted me. 

But Thou, O Lord, have mercy on 
me, and raise me up again: * and 
I will requite them. 

By this I know that Thou hast a 
good will for me: * because my 
enemy shall not rejoice over me. 

But Thou hast upheld me by 



330 MATINS 



suscepisti; * et confirmasti me in 
conspectu tuo in aeternum. 

Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel 
a saeculo, et usque in saeculum; * 
fiat, fiat. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Sana, Domine, animam 
meam; quia peccavi tibi. 

PSALMUS XLI 
Ant. Sitivit. 
r\ uemadmodum desiderat cervus 
^ ad fontes aquarum; * ita desi- 
derat anima mea ad te, Deus. 

Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fort em 
vivum; * quando veniam, et appa- 
rebo ante faciem Dei? 

Fuerunt mihi lacrymae meae panes 
die ac nocte; * dum dicitur mihi 
quotidie; Ubi est Deus tuus? 

Haec recordatus sum, et effudi in 
me animam meam ; * quoniam tran- 
sibo in locum tabernaculi admira- 
bilis, usque ad domum Dei. 

In voce exultationis, et confes- 
sionis; * sonus epulantis. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 331 

reason of my innocence ; * and Thou 
hast established me in Thy sight 
for ever. 

Blessed be the Lord, the God of 
Israel, from eternity to eternity.* 
So be it. So be it. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Heal my soul, O Lord, for 
I have sinned against Thee. 

PSALM XLI 

Ant. My soul has thirsted. 
A s the hart panteth after the water- 
brooks, * so my soul panteth 
after Thee, O God. 

My soul thirsteth after the strong 
living God : * when shall I come and 
appear before the face of my God ? 

My tears are my food day and 
night, * whilst it is said to me daily : 
Where is thy God ? 

These things I remember, and 
pour out my soul in me ; * for I went 
over into the place of the wonderful 
tabernacle, even to the house of God. 

With the voice of joy and praise; * 
the noise of one feasting. 



332 MATINS 



Quare tristis es, anima mea ? * et 
quare conttirbas me ? 

Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc con- 
fitebor illi: * salutare vultus mei, et 
Deus meus. 

Ad meipsum anima mea contur- 
bata est; * propterea memor ero tui 
de terra Jordanis, et Hermoniim a 
monte modico. 

Abyssus abyssum invocat; * in 
voce cataractarum tuarum. 

Omnia excelsa tua, et fluctus tui * 
super me transierunt. 

In die mandavit Dominus miseri- 
cordiam suam; * et nocte canticum 
ejus. 

Apud me oratio Deo vitse meae; * 
dicam Deo, susceptor meus es. 

Quare oblitus es mei? * et quare 
contristatus incedo, dum affligit me 
inimicus ? 

Dum conf ringuntur ossa mea : * 
exprobraverunt mihi, qui tribulant 
me, inimici mei. 

Dum dicunt mihi, per singulos 
dies; Ubi est Deus tuus? * Quare 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 333 

Why art thou sad, O my soul ? * 
and why dost thou trouble me ? 

Hope in God, for I will still give 
praise to Him : * the salvation of my 
countenance and my God. 

My soul is troubled within my- 
self: * therefore will I remember 
Thee from the land of Jordan and 
Hermon, from the little hill. 

Deep calleth on deep * at the noise 
of Thy flood-gates. 

All Thy waves and Thy billows * 
have passed over me. 

In the daytime the Lord hath 
commanded His mercy: * and a 
canticle to Him in the night. 

With me is prayer to the God of 
my life,* I will say to God: Thou art 
my support. 

Why hast Thou forgotten me ? * 
and why go I mourning, whilst my 
enemy afflicteth me ? 

Whilst my bones are broken,* 
my enemies who trouble me have 
reproached me. 

Whilst they say to me day by day : 
Where is thy God ? * Why art thou 



334 MATINS 



tristis es anima mea ? et quare con- 
turbas me ? 

Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc con- 
fitebor illi; * salutare vultus mei et 
Deus meus. 

Requiem seternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis, 

Ant. Sitivit anima mea ad Deum 
vivum; quando veniam et apparebo 
ante faciem Domini? 

V. Ne tradas bestiis animas con- 
fitentes tibi. 

R. Et animas pauperum tuorum 
ne obliviscaris in finem. 

Pater noster, etc., secreto. 

LECTIO VII 

Job xvii 

apiritus meus attenuabitur, dies mei 
breviabuntur, et solum mihi su- 
per est sepulchrum. Non peccavi; 
et in amaritudinibus moratur oculus 
meus. Libera me, Domine, et pone 
me juxta te, cujusvis manus pugnet 
contra me. Dies mei transierunt 
cogitationes meae dissipatae sunt, tor- 
quentes cor meum. Noctem ver- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 335 

cast down, O my soul ? and why dost 
thou disquiet me ? 

Hope thou in God, for I will still 
give praise to Him: * the salvation 
of my countenance, and my God. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. My soul has thirsted after 
the living God; when shall I come 
and appear before the face of the 
Lord? 

V. Deliver not to beasts the souls 
that confess Thee. 

R. And the souls of Thy poor, 
forget not to the end. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 

SEVENTH LESSON 
Job xvii 

Tyry spirit is wasted: my days are 
shortened: and only the grave 
remaineth for me. I have not 
sinned, and my eye abideth in bitter- 
ness. Deliver me, O Lord, and set 
me beside Thee, and let any man's 
hand fight against me. My days 
have passed away ; my thoughts are 
broken off, tormenting my heart. 



336 MATINS 



terunt in diem, et rursum post tene- 
bras spero lucem. Si sustinuero in- 
fernus domus mea est, et in tenebris 
stravi lectulum meum. Putredini 
dixi; Pater meus es; mater mea, 
et soror mea, vermibus. Ubi est 
ergo nunc praestolatio mea, et pa- 
tientiam meam, quis considerat? 

R. Peccantem me quotidie, et 
non me pcenitentem, timor mortis 
conturbat me; * Quia, in inferno 
nulla est redemptio, miserere mei, 
Deus, et salva me. 

V. Deus, in nomine tuo salvum 
me fac, et in virtute tua libera 
me ; * Quia in inferno nulla est 
redemptio, miserere mei, Deus, et 
salva me. 

LECTIO VIII 
Job xix 

■pelli meae, consumptis carnibus, 
adhaesit os meum; et derelicta 
sunt tantummodo labia circa dentes 
meos. Miseremini mei, miseremini 
mei, saltern vos amici mei, quia 
manus Domini tetigit me. Quare 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 337 

They have turned night into day; 
and after darkness I hope for light 
again. If I wait, hell is my house; 
and I have made my bed in darkness. 
I have said to rottenness : Thou art 
my father ; to the worms : You are 
my mother and my sister. Where 
then is now my expectation, and who 
considereth my patience ? 

R. The fear of death troubles me ; 
sinning daily and not repenting.* 
Because in hell there is no redemp- 
tion, have mercy on me, O God, and 
save me. 

V. O God, in Thy name save me, 
and in Thy strength deliver me.* 
Because in hell there is no redemp- 
tion, have mercy on me, O God, and 
save me. 

EIGHTH LESSON 
Job xix 

■phe flesh being consumed, my 
bone cleaveth to my skin: and 
nothing but lips are left about my 
teeth. Have pity on me, have pity 
on me, at least ye my friends; be- 
cause the hand of the Lord hath 



338 MATINS 



persequimini me sicut Deus, et car- 
nibus meis saturamini? Quis mihi 
tribuat, ut scribantur sermones mei ? 
Quis mihi det, ut exarentur in libro 
stylo ferreo, et plumbi lamina, vel 
celte sculpantur in silice ? Scio enim 
quod Redemptor meus vivit, et in 
novissimo die de terra surrecturus 
sum; et rursum circumdabor pelle 
mea, et in carne mea videbo Deum 
meum. Quern visurus sum ego, 
ipse, et oculi mei conspecturi sunt, 
et non alius; reposita est haec spes 
mea in sinu meo. 



R. Domine, secundum actum 
meum noli me judicare; nihil dig- 
num in conspectu tuo egi; ideo de- 
precor majestatem tuam * Ut tu, 
Deus, deleas iniquitatem meam. 

V. Amplius lava me, Domine, ab 
injustitia mea, et a delicto meo 
munda me. * Ut tu Deus, deleas, ini- 
quitatem meam. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 339 

touched me. Why do ye persecute 
me as God, and glut yourselves with 
my flesh? Who will grant me that 
my words may be written? Who will 
grant me that they may be marked 
down in a book ? With an iron style, 
and on a plate of lead, or else be 
graven with an instrument on the 
rock? For I know that my Re- 
deemer liveth, and on the last day I 
shall rise out of the earth. And I 
shall be clothed again with my skin, 
and in my flesh I shall see my God. 
Whom I myself shall see, and my 
eyes shall behold, and not another: 
this, my hope, is laid up in my 
bosom. 

R. Judge me not, O Lord, accord- 
ing to my deeds, for I have done 
nothing worthy in Thy sight ; there- 
fore I beseech Thy majesty, * that 
Thou, O God, mayst blot out my 
iniquity. 

V. Wash me, O Lord, yet more 
from my injustice, and cleanse me 
from my sin. * That Thou, O God, 
mayst blot out my iniquity. 



340 MATINS 



LECTIO IX 
Job x 

r\ uare de vulva eduxisti me ? Qui 
^ utinam consumptus essem; ne 
oculus me videret. Fuissem quasi 
non essem de utero translatus ad 
tumulum. Numquid non paucitas 
dierum meorum finietur brevi ? Di- 
mitte ergo me, ut plangam paululum 
dolorem meum; antequam vadam, 
et non revertar, ad terram tenebro- 
sam, et opertam mortis caliginer 
terram miseriae et tenebrarum, ubi 
umbra mortis, et nullus ordo, sed 
sempiternus horror inhabitat. 

R. Libera me, Domine, de viis 
inf erni, qui portas aereas conf registi ; 
et visitasti infernum, et dedisti eis 
lumen, ut viderent te : * Qui erant 
in poenis tenebrarum. 

V. Clamantes et dicentes: Ad- 
venisti, Redemptor noster. * Qui 
erant in poenis tenebrarum. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, 
Domine, et lux perpetua luceat 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 341 

NINTH LESSON 
Job x 

"TOThy didst Thou bring me forth out 
of the womb? Would to God 
I had been consumed, that eye might 
not see me. I had been as if I were 
not, translated from the womb to the 
grave. Shall not the fewness of my 
days be shortly ended? Suffer me 
then that I may a little lament my 
sorrows; before I go, and return not, 
unto the dark land, that is covered 
with the mist of death, a land of 
misery and darkness, where the 
shadow of death and no order, but 
everlasting horror, inhabits. 

R. Deliver me, O Lord, from the 
ways of hell, Who hast broken the 
brazen gates, and hast visited hell, 
and hast given light to them, that 
they may behold Thee. * Who were 
in the pains of darkness. 

V. Crying, and saying: Thou art 
come, O our Redeemer. * Who were 
in the pains of darkness. 

V. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord, and let perpetual light shine on 



342 MATINS 



eis. * Qui erant in poenis tenebra- 
rum. 

If the Office is of double rite, the next 
Libera is said, and the preceding one omitted. 

R. Libera me, Domine, de morte 
aeterna, in die ilia tremenda.* 
Quando coeli movendi sunt et terra :* 
Dum veneris judicare saeculum per 
ignem. 

V. Tremens f actus sum ego et 
timeo, dum discussio venerit atque 
ventura ira. * Quando coeli movendi 
sunt et terra; 

V. Dies ilia, dies irae, calamitatis 
et miseriae dies magna et amara 
valde. * Dum veneris judicare sae- 
culum per ignem. 

V. Requiem asternam dona eis, 
Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. 
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, 
in die ilia tremenda. * Quando coeli 
movendi sunt et terra. * Dum ve- 
neris judicare saeculum per ignem. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 343 

them. * Who were in the pains of 
darkness. 



R. Deliver me, O Lord, from 
eternal death, in that dreadful day : * 
When the heavens and earth are to 
be moved : * When Thou shalt come 
to judge the world by fire. 

V. I tremble and do fear when 
the examination is to be, and Thy 
wrath to come. * When the heavens 
and earth are to be moved : 

V. That day is the day of anger, of 
calamity, and of misery, a great day 
and very bitter. * When Thou shalt 
come to judge the world by fire. 

V. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord, and let perpetual light shine on 
them. Deliver me, O Lord, from 
eternal death, in that dreadful day,* 
When the heavens and earth are to 
be moved. * When Thou shalt come 
to judge the world by fire. 



344 LAUDS 

LAUDS 
PSALMUS L 

Ant. Exultabunt Domino. 
Tyriserere mei, Deus; * secundum 
magnam misericordiam tuam. 

Et secundum multittidinem mise- 
rationum tuarum ; * dele iniquitatem 
meam. 

Amplius lava me ab iniquitate 
mea; * et a peccato meo munda me. 

Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego 
cognosco ; * et peccatum meum con- 
tra me est semper. 

Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram 
te feci; * ut justificeris in ser- 
monibus tuis, et vincas cum judi- 
caris. 

Ecce enim in iniquitatibus con- 
ceptus sum ; * et in peccatis concepit 
me mater mea. 

Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti; * 
incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae 
manifestasti mihi. 

Asperges me hyssopo, et munda- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 345 

LAUDS 
PSALM L 

Ant. The bones that are humbled. 
Tjave mercy on me, O God, * accord- 
ing to Thy great mercy. 

And according to the multitude of 
Thy tender mercies * blot out my 
iniquity. 

Wash me yet more from my iniq- 
uity, * and cleanse me from my sin. 

For I know my iniquity ; * and my 
sin is always before me. 

Against Thee only have I sinned 
and I have done evil before Thee : * 
that Thou mayst be justified in Thy 
words, and mayst overcome, when 
Thou art judged. 

For behold, I was conceived in 
iniquities, * and in sins did my 
mother conceive me. 

For behold, Thou lovest truth : * 
the secret and hidden things of Thy 
wisdom Thou hast made manifest 
to me. 

Thou wilt sprinkle me with hyssop, 



346 LAUDS 

bor; * lavabis me, et super nivem 
dealbabor. 

Auditui meo dabis gaudium et 
laetitiam; * et exultabunt ossa hu- 
miliata. 

Averte faciem tuam a peccatis 
meis; * et omnes iniquitates meas 
dele. 

Cor mundum crea in me, Deus; * 
et spiritum rectum innova in visceri- 
bus meis. 

Ne projicias me a facie tua; * et 
Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas 
a me. 

Reddemihi laetitiam salutaris tui; * 
et spiritu principali confirma me. 

Docebo iniquos vias tuas; * et 
impii ad te convertentur. 

Libera me de sanguinibus Deus, 
Deus salutis meae; * et exultabit 
lingua mea justitiam tuam. 

Domine, labia mea aperies; * et 
os meum annuntiabit laudem 
tuam. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 347 

and I shall be cleansed : * Thou wilt 
wash me, and I shall be made whiter 
than snow. 

To my hearing Thou wilt give joy 
and gladness : * and the bones that 
are humbled shall rejoice. 

Turn away Thy face from my sins,* 
and blot out all my iniquities. 

Create a clean heart in me, O 
God: * and renew a right spirit 
within me. 

Cast me not away from Thy face ; * 
and take not Thy holy spirit from 
me. 

Restore to me the joy of Thy sal- 
vation; * and strengthen me with a 
perfect spirit. 

I will teach the unjust Thy ways ; * 
and the wicked shall be converted to 
Thee. 

Deliver me from blood, O God, 
Thou God of my salvation: * and 
my tongue shall extol Thy justice. 

O Lord, Thou wilt open my lips : * 
and my tongue shall declare Thy 
praise. 



348 LAUDS 

Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, 
dedissem utique; * holocaustis non 
delectaberis. 

Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribu- 
latus ; * cor contritum et humiliatum, 
Deus, non despicies. 

Benigne fac, Domine, in bona vo- 
luntate tua Sion; * ut sedificentur 
muri Jerusalem. 

Tunc acceptabis sacrificium jus- 
titiae, oblationes, et holocausta: * 
tunc imponent super altare tuum 
vitulos. 

Requiem aeternam, dona eis, Do- 
mine: * Et lux perpetua luceat 
eis. 

Ant. Exultabunt Domino ossa hu- 
miliata. 

PSALMUS LXIV 

Ant. Exaudi, Domine. 
me decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion; * 
et tibi reddetur votum in Jeru- 
salem. 

Exaudi orationem meam: * ad te 
omnis caro veniet. 

Verba iniquorum praevaluerunt su- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 349 

For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, 
I would indeed have given it : * with 
burnt-offerings Thou wilt not be 
delighted. 

A sacrifice to God is an afflicted 
spirit: * a contrite and humble 
heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. 

Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy 
good will with Sion ; * that the walls 
of Jerusalem may be built up. 

Then shalt Thou accept the sacri- 
fice of justice, oblations, and whole 
burnt-offerings: * then shall they 
lay calves upon Thy altar. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on 
them. 

Ant. The bones that are humbled 
shall rejoice in the Lord. 

PSALM LXIV 

Ant. Hear my prayer. 
^ hymn, O God, becometh Thee in 
Sion : * and a vow shall be paid 
to Thee in Jerusalem. 

O, hear my prayer, * all flesh shall 
come to Thee. 

The words of the wicked have 



350 LAUDS 

per nos : * et impietatibus nostris tu 
propitiaberis. 

Beatus quern elegisti et assump- 
sisti : * inhabitabit in atriis tuis. 

Replebimur in bonis domus tuae ; * 
sanctum est templum tuum mira- 
bile in aequitate. 

Exaudi nos, Deus, Salutaris nos- 
ter : * spes omnium f inium terras, et 
in mari longe. 

Praeparans montes in virttite tua, 
accinctus potentia, * qui conturbas 
profundum maris, sonum fluctuum 
ejus. 

Turbabuntur Gentes, et timebunt 
qui habitant terminos a signis tuis : * 
exitus matutini, et vespere delect- 
abis. 



Visitasti terram, et inebriasti 
earn : * multiplicasti locupletare earn. 

Flumen Dei repletum est aquis, 
parasti cibum illorum ; * quoniam ita 
est praeparatio ejus. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 351 

prevailed against us: * and Thou 
wilt pardon our transgressions. 

Blessed is he whom Thou hast 
chosen, and taken to Thee; * he 
shall dwell in Thy courts. 

We shall be filled with the good 
things of Thy house; * holy is Thy 
temple, wonderful in justice. 

Hear us O God, our Saviour,* 
Who art the hope of all the ends of the 
earth, and in the sea afar off. 

Thou Who preparest the mountains 
by Thy strength, being girded with 
power: * Who troublest the depths 
of the sea, the noise of its waves. 

The Gentiles shall be troubled, and 
they that dwell in the uttermost bor- 
ders shall be afraid at Thy signs : * 
Thou shalt make the outgoings of the 
morning and of the evening to be 
joyful. 

Thou hast visited the earth, and 
hast plentifully watered it; * Thou 
hast many ways enriched it. 

The river of God is filled with 
water, Thou hast prepared their 
food : * for so is its preparation. 



35? LAUDS 

Rivos ejus inebria, multiplica geni- 
mina ejus ; * in stillicidiis ejus laeta- 
bitur germinans. 

Benedices coronae anni benignita- 
tis tuae; * et campi tui replebuntur 
ubertate. 

Pinguescent speciosa deserti : * et 
exultatione colles accingentur. 

Induti sunt arietes ovium, et val- 
les abundabunt frumento; * clama- 
bunt, etenim hymnum dicent. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Exaudi, Domine, orationem 
meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. 

PSALMUS LXII 

Ant. Me suscepit. 
"n|eus, Deus meus, * ad te de luce 
vigilo. 

Sitivit in te anima mea, * quam 
multipliciter tibi caro mea. 

In terra deserta, et invia, et in- 
aquosa: * sic in sancto apparui tibi, 
ut viderem virtutem tuam, et glo- 
riam tuam. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 353 

Fill up plentifully the streams 
thereof, multiply its fruits ; * it shall 
spring up and rejoice in its showers. 

Thou shalt bless with Thy good- 
ness the crown of the year: * and 
Thy fields shall be filled with plenty- 

The beautiful places of the wilder- 
ness shall grow fat ; * and the hills 
shall be girded about with joy. 

The rams of the flock are clothed, 
and the vales shall abound with 
corn: * they shall shout, yea, they 
shall sing a hymn. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Hear my prayer, O Lord, 
all flesh shall come to Thee. 

PSALM LXII 

Ant. Thy right hand. 
Q God, my God : * to Thee I watch 
from the morning light. 

For Thee my soul hath thirsted: * 
for Thee my flesh, O how much! 

In a desert land, and where there 
is no way, and no water : * so in the 
sanctuary have I come before Thee, 
to see Thy power and Thy glory. 



354 LAUDS 

Quoniam melior est misericordia 
tua super vitas: * labia mea lauda- 
bunt te. 

Sic benedicam te in vita mea: * 
et in nomine tuo levabo manus 
meas. 

Sicut adipe et pinguedine replea- 
tur anima mea; * et labiis exulta- 
tionis laudabit os meum. 

Si memor fui tui super stratum 
meum, in matutinis meditabor in 
te; * quia fuisti adjutor meus. 

Et in velamento alarum tuarum 
exultabo, adhaesit anima mea post 
te ; * me suscepit dextera tua. 

Ipsi vero in vanum quaesierunt 
animammeam, introibunt in inferiora 
terrae; * tradentur in manus gladii, 
partes vulpium erunt. 

Rex vero laetabitur in Deo, lauda- 
buntur omnes qui jurant in eo ; * 
quia obstructum est os loquentium 
iniqua. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 355 

For Thy mercy is better than life :* 
Thee my lips shall praise. 

Thus will I bless Thee my life 
long: * and in Thy name I will lift 
up my hands. 

Let my soul be filled as with mar- 
row and fatness: * and my mouth 
shall praise Thee with joyful lips. 

If I have remembered Thee upon 
my bed, I will meditate on Thee in 
the morning: * because Thou hast 
been my helper. 

And I will rejoice under the covert 
of Thy wings: my soul hath stuck 
close to Thee : * Thy right hand hath 
upheld me. 

But they have sought my life in 
vain, they shall go into the lower 
parts of the earth: * they shall be 
put to the sword, they shall be the 
portions of foxes. 

But the king shall rejoice in God, 
all they that swear by Him shall be 
praised: * because the mouth of 
them that speak wicked things is 
stopped. 



356 LAUDS 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Me suscepit dextera tua, Do- 
mine. 

CANTICUM EZECHIJE 
Is. xxxviii. 10 

Ant. A porta inferi. 
Tjigo dixi; in dimidio dierum meo- 
rum, * vadam ad portas inferi. 

Quaesivi residuum annorum meo- 
rum; * dixi: Non videbo Dominum 
Deum in terra viventium. 

Non aspiciam hominem ultra ; * et 
habitatorem quietis. 

Generatio mea ablata est, et con- 
voluta est a me ; * quasi tabernacu- 
lum pastorum. 

Praecisa est velut a texente, vita 
mea; dum adhuc ordirer, succidit 
me; * de mane usque ad vesperam 
finies me. 

Sperabam usque ad mane ; * quasi 
leo, sic contrivit omnia ossa mea. 

De mane usque ad vesperam finies 
me; * sicut pullus hirundinis sic 
clamabo, meditabor ut columba. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 357 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, * 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Thy right hand, O Lord, hath 
received me. 

CANTICLE OF EZECHLAS 
Is. xxxviii. 10 

Ant. From the gate of hell. 
x said: In the midst of my days,* 

I shall go to the gates of hell. 

I sought for the residue of my 
years. * I said: I shall not see the 
Lord God in the land of the living. 

I shall behold man no more,* 
nor the inhabitant of rest. 

My generation is at an end; and 
it is rolled away from me, * as a 
shepherd's tent. 

My life is cut off as by a weaver: 
whilst I was yet but beginning, He 
cut me off; * from morning even to 
night Thou wilt make an end of me. 

I hoped till morning: * as a lion, 
so hath He broken all my bones. 

From morning even to night Thou 
wilt make an end of me : * I will cry 
like a young swallow; I will medi- 
tate like a dove. 



358 LAUDS 

Attenuati sunt oculi mei: * sus- 
picientes in excelsum. 

Domine, vim patior, responde pro 
me ; * Quid dicam, aut quid respon- 
deat mihi, cum ipse f ecerit ? 

Recogitabo tibi omnes annos 
meos ; * in amaritudine animae meae. 

Domine, si sic vivitur et in talibus 
vita spiritus mei, corripies me, et 
vivificabis me ; * Ecce in pace amari- 
tudo mea amarissima. 

Tu autem eruisti animam meam, 
ut non periret; * projecisti post ter- 
gum tuum omnia peccata mea. 

Quia non infernus confitebitur 
tib_, neque mors laudabit te: * non 
expectabunt, qui descendunt in la- 
cum, veritatem tuam. 

Vivens, vivens ipse confitebitur 
tibi, sicut et ego hodie ; * pater filiis 
notam faciet veritatem tuam. 

Domine, salvum me fac; * et 
psalmos nostros cantabimus cunctis 
diebus vitae nostras, in domo Domini- 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 359 

My eyes are weakened, * looking 
upward. 

Lord, I suffer violence, answer 
Thou for me. * What shall I say, or 
what will He answer for me, whereas 
He himself hath done it ? 

I will recount to Thee all my 
years, * in the bitterness of my soul. 

O Lord, if man's life is such, and 
the life of my spirit in such things as 
these, Thou wilt correct me and 
make me live. * Behold, in peace is 
my bitterness most bitter. 

But Thou hast delivered my soul, 
that it should not perish ; * Thou hast 
cast all my sins behind Thy back. 

For hell will not thank Thee: 
neither will death praise Thee : * nor 
will they that go down into the pit, 
look for Thy truth. 

The living, the living, he shall 
give praise to Thee, as I do this day : * 
the father shall make Thy truth 
known to the children. 

O Lord, save me,* and we will sing 
our psalms all the days of our life, 
in the house of the Lord. 



360 LAUDS 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. A porta inferi, erue, Domine, 
animam meam. 

PSALMUS CL 

Ant. Omnis spiritus. 
T audate Dominum in Sanctis ejus;* 
laudate eum in firmamento vir- 
tutis ejus. 

Laudate eum in virtutibus ejus; * 
laudate eum secundum multitudinem 
magnitudinis ejus. 

Laudate eum in sono tubae ; * lau- 
date eum in psalterio et cithara. 

Laudate eum in tympano et 
choro; * laudate eum in chordis et 
organo. 

Laudate eum in cymbalis bene- 
sonantibus ; laudate eum in cymbalis 
jubilationis ; * omnis spiritus laudet 
Dominum. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Omnis spiritus laudet Domi- 
num. 

V. Audivi vocem de coelo dicen- 
tem mihi : 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 36 1 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. From the gate of hell, deliver 
my soul, O Lord. 

PSALM CL 

Ant. Let every spirit, 
"praise ye the Lord in His holy 
places: * praise ye Him in the 
firmament of His power. 

Praise ye Him for His mighty 
acts: * praise ye Him according to 
the multitude of His greatness. 

Praise Him with sound of trumpet : 
* praise Him with psaltery and harp. 

Praise Him with timbrel and 
choir : * praise Him with strings and 
organs. 

Praise Him on high-sounding cym- 
bals : praise Him on cymbals of joy : * 
let every spirit praise the Lord. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on them. 

Ant. Let every spirit praise the 
Lord. 

V. I heard a voice from heaven, 
saying to me, 



362 LAUDS 

R. Beati mortui, qui in Domino 
moriuntur. 

Ant. Ego sum. 

CANTICUM ZACHARIjE 
Luc. i. 68 

"Denedictus Dominus, Deus Israel,* 
quia visitavit, et fecit redemp- 
tionem plebis suae: 

Et erexit cornu salutis nobis ; * in 
domo David, pueri sui. 

Sicut locutus est per os sancto- 
rum, * qui a saeculo sunt, propheta- 
rum ejus: 

Salutem ex inimicis nostris; * et 
de manu omnium, qui oderunt nos; 

Ad faciendam misericordiam cum 
patribus nostris; * et memorari tes- 
tamenti sui sancti. 

Jusjurandum, quod juravit ad 
Abraham patrem nostrum, * daturum 
se nobis : 

Ut sine timore, de manu inimi- 
corum nostrorum liberati * servia- 
mus illi, 

In sanctitate et justitia coram 
ipso, * omnibus diebus nostris. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 363 

R. Blessed are the dead that die 
in the Lord. 

Ant. I am the resurrection. 

CANTICLE OF ZACHARIAS 
Luke i. 68 

Tilessed be the Lord, God of Israel; 

* because He hath visited and 

wrought the redemption of His people. 

And He hath raised up for us a 
horn of salvation * in the house of 
David His servant. 

As He spake by the mouth of His 
holy prophets, * who are of old. 

Deliverance from our enemies,* 
and from the hand of all who hate us. 

To perform mercy to our fathers : * 
and to remember His holy cove- 
nant. 

The oath which He swore, to 
Abraham, our father, * that He would 
grant to us. 

That being delivered from the 
hand of our enemies,* we may serve 
Him without fear, 

In holiness and justice before 
Him,* all our days. 



364 LAUDS 

Et tu puer, Propheta altissimi vo- 
caberis: * praeibis enim ante faciem 
Domini parare vias ejus : 

Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi 
ejus; * in remissionem peccatorum 
eorum ; 

Per viscera misericordiae Dei nos- 
tri : * in quibus visitavit nos, oriens 
ex alto. 

Illuminare his ; qui in tenebris, et 
in umbra mortis sedent; * ad diri- 
gendos pedes nostros in viam 
pacis. 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Do- 
mine. * Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

Ant. Ego sum resurrectio, et vita; 
qui credit in me, etiam si mortuus 
Merit vivet; et omnis qui vivit, et 
credit in me, non morietur in aeter- 
num. 

The following Prayers are said kneeling. 

Pater noster, etc., secreto. 
V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 365 

And Thou, child, shall be called 
the Prophet of the Most High; * 
for Thou shalt go before the face of 
the Lord, to prepare His ways : 

To give knowledge of salvation 
to His people, * unto the remission 
of their sins : 

Through the tender mercy of our 
God : * in which the Orient, from on 
high, hath visited us : 

To enlighten them that sit in dark- 
ness, and in the shadow of death : * 
to direct our feet into the way of 
peace. 

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,* 
and let perpetual light shine on 
them. 

Ant. I am the resurrection and 
the life; he that believeth in Me, 
though he be dead, shall live; and 
every one that liveth and believeth 
in Me shall never die. 

Our Father, etc., in silence. 
V. And lead us not into tempta- 
tion. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 



366 LAUDS 

The following Psalm is not said on All 
Souls' Day, nor on the day of death or burial, 
nor whenever the Office is recited under a 
double rite. 

PSALMUS CXXIX 

T\e profundis clamavi ad te, Do- 
mine: * Domine exaudi vocem 
meam. 

Fiant aures tuae intendentes ; * in 
vocem deprecationis meae. 

Si iniquitates observaveris, Do- 
mine; * Domine, quis sustinebit? 

Quia apud te propitiatio est: * et 
propter legem tuam sustinui te, 
Domine. 

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus ; 
* speravit anima mea in Domino. 

A custodia matutina usque ad noc- 
tem; * speret Israel in Domino. 

Quia apud Dominum misericor- 
dia ; * et copiosa apud eum redemp- 
tio. 

Et ipse redimet Israel * ex omni- 
bus iniquitatibus ejus. 

Requiem aeternam, etc. 

V. A porta inferi. 

R. Erue, Domine, animas eorum. 

V. Requiescant in pace. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 367 



PSALM CXXIX 

r\ut of the depths I have cried unto 
Thee, O Lord, * Lord, hear my 
voice. 

Let Thine ears be attentive ; * to 
the voice of my supplication. 

If Thou, O Lord, wilt observe in- 
iquities ; * Lord, who shall stand it ? 

For with Thee there is merciful 
forgiveness; and by reason of Thy 
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. 

My soul hath relied on His word ; * 
my soul hath hoped in the Lord. 

From the morning watch even un- 
til night ; * let Israel hope in the Lord. 

For with the Lord there is mercy ; 
* and with Him plentiful redemp- 
tion. 

And He shall redeem Israel; * 
from all his iniquities. 

Grant them eternal rest, etc. 

V. From the gates of hell. 

R. Deliver their souls, O Lord. 

V. May they rest in peace. 



368 LAUDS 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. 
V. Dominus vobiscum. 
if?. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

When the Office is said for one deceased only, 
say the following Versicles and Responses, 

V. A porta inf eri. 
R. Erue, Domine, animam ejus. 
V. Requiescat in pace. 
R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 
V. Dominus vobiscum. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

When the Office is of simple rite, say here 
the three prayers with the Versicles at the end 
of Vespers for the Dead, page 276. 

When the Office is of double rite, the proper 
prayer below is said with the long conclusion, 
and the Versicle, Requiem aeternam, etc., is 
said in the plural number. 

PRAYER ON THE DAY OF DECEASE AND 
BURIAL 

A bsolve, quaesumus, Domine, ani- 
mam famuli tui (vel famulae tuae) 
N. ut defunctus (vel defuncta) sseculo 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 369 

R. Amen. 

V. Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee* 
V. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 



V. From the gates of hell. 

R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. 

V. May he rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 

V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 
V. The Lord be with you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 



PRAYER ON THE DAY OF DECEASE AND 
BURIAL 

^bsolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 

the soul of Thy servant N. that 

being dead to the world he (or she) 



370 LAUDS 

tibi vivat: et quae per fragilitatem 
carnis humana conversatione com- 
misit, tu venia misericordissimae pie- 
tatis absterge. Per Dominum nos- 
trum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, 
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate 
Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia 
saecula saeculorum. 
R. Amen, 

FOR SEVERAL PERSONS DECEASED 

Tnclina, Domine, aurem tuam ad 
preces nostras, quibus misericor- 
diam tuam supplices deprecamur; 
ut animas famulorum tuorum, NN., 
quas de hoc saeculo migrare jussisti, 
in pacis ac lucis regione constituas; 
et sanctorum tuorum jubeas esse 
consortes. Per Dominum nostrum, 
etc. 

FOR A FATHER DECEASED 

"T)eus, qui nos patrem et matrem 
honorare praecepisti : miserere 
clementer animae patris mei, ejusque 
peccata dimitte, meque eum in 
aeternae claritatis gaudio fac videre. 
Per Dominum nostrum, etc. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 371 

may live to Thee; and whatever 
he (or she) has committed through 
human frailty, do Thou wipe away 
by the pardon of Thy most merciful 
goodness. Through Our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and r eign- 
eth with Thee in the unity of the 
Holy Ghost, God, world without end. 
R. Amen. 

FOR SEVERAL PERSONS DECEASED 

Tncline, O Lord, Thine ear to our 
prayers, in which we humbly 
beseech Thy mercy; that Thou 
wouldst place the souls of Thy ser- 
vants, NN., which Thou hast caused 
to depart from this world, in the 
region of peace and light; and 
unite them in the fellowship of Thy 
saints. Through Our Lord, etc. 

FOR A FATHER DECEASED 

Q God, Who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, 
have compassion, in Thy mercy, 
on the soul of my father; forgive 
him his sins, and grant, that we may 
meet in the joy of eternal bliss. 
Through Our Lord, etc. 



372 LAUDS 

FOR A MOTHER DECEASED 

"T)eus, qui nos patrem et matrem 
honorare praecepisti : miserere 
clementer animae matris meae, ejus- 
que peccata dimitte, meque earn in 
aeternae claritatis gaudio fac videre. 
Per Dominum nostrum, etc. 

FOR FATHER AND MOTHER DECEASED 

"P|eus, qui nos patrem et matrem 
** honorare praecipisti, miserere 
clementer animabus patris et matris 
meae, eorumque peccata dimitte, 
meque eos in aeternae claritatis gau- 
dio fac videre. Per Dominum nos- 
trum, etc. 

PRAYER FOR THE THIRD, SEVENTH, 
OR THIRTIETH DAY AFTER BURIAL 

Quaesumus, Domine, ut animam 
^ famuli tui N. cujus depositions 
diem tertium (vel septimum vel tri- 
gesimum) commemoramus, sancto- 
rum atque electorum tuorum largiri 
digneris consortium : et rorem miseri- 
cordiae tuae perennem infundas. Per 
Dominum nostrum, etc. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 373 

FOR A MOTHER DECEASED 

r\ God, Who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, 
have compassion, in Thy mercy, on 
the soul of my mother; forgive her 
sins, and grant, that we may meet in 
the joy of eternal bliss. Through 
Our Lord, etc. 

FOR FATHER AND MOTHER DECEASED 

Q God, Who hast commanded us to 
honor our father and mother, 
have compassion, in Thy mercy, on 
the souls of my father and mother, 
and forgive them their sins, and 
grant that we may meet in the joy 
of eternal bliss. Through Our Lord, 
etc. 

PRAYER FOR THE THIRD, SEVENTH, 
OR THIRTIETH DAY AFTER BURIAL 

xrouchsafe, we beseech Thee, O 
Lord, to admit the soul of Thy 
servant N. the third (seventh or 
thirtieth) day of whose burial we 
commemorate, into the fellowship of 
Thy saints and elect, and sprinkle 
upon it the perpetual dew of Thy 
mercy. Through Our Lord, etc. 



374 LAUDS 

PRAYER FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF A 
BURIAL 

■pveus, indulgentiarum Domine, da 
animae famuli tui (famulae tuae) 
N.y cujus anniversarium depositionis 
diem, commemoramus, refrigerii se- 
dem, quietis beatitudinem, et luminis 
claritatem. Per Dominum nostrum,, 
etc. 

FOR A BISHOP OR PRIEST 

T\eus, qui inter apostolicos sacer- 
dotes famulum tuum N. ponti- 
ficate (seu sacerdotali) fecisti digni- 
tate vigere; prassta, quaesumus, ut 
eorum quoque perpetuo aggregetur 
consortio. Per Dominum. 



FOR FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS 

T^eus, veniae largitor, et humanae 
salutis amator, quaesumus cle- 
mentiam tuam, ut nostrae con- 
gregations fratres, propinquos, et 
benef actores, qui ex hoc saeculo tran- 
sierunt, beata Maria semper Virgine 
intercedente, cum omnibus Sanctis 
tuis, ad perpetuae beatitudinis con- 



OFFICE OF THE .DEAD 375 

PRAYER FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF A 
BURIAL 

r\ God, the Lord of mercy and par- 
don, grant to the soul of Thy 
servant N. } the anniversary of whose 
burial we commemorate, the place 
of refreshment, the blessedness of 
rest, and the brightness of light* 
Through Our Lord, etc. 

FOR A BISHOP OR PRIEST 

Q God, by whose favor Thy servant 
N. was raised to the dignity of 
a bishop (or priest), and honored 
with the apostolic functions, grant, 
we beseech Thee, that he may be ad- 
mitted to the eternal society of Thy 
apostles in heaven. Through Our 
Lord, etc. 

FOR FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS 

Q God, bounteous in mercy, and 
lover of the salvation of man- 
kind, we humbly beseech Thy divine 
clemency to grant to the brethren of 
our Congregation, and to our relations 
and benefactors, who have departed 
this life, through the intercession of 
the ever blessed Virgin Mary, and 



376 LAUDS 

sortium pervenire concedas. Per 
Dominum. 



FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 

Xpidelium Deus, omnium Conditor 
et Redemptor, animabus famu- 
lorum famularumque tuarum remis- 
sionem cunctorum tribue peccato- 
rum ; ut indulgentiam, quam semper 
optaverunt, piis supplicationibus con- 
sequantur. Qui vivis et regnas in 
saecula saeculorum. 
R. Amen. 

On All-Souls' Day y the Collect, Fidelium Deus 
omnium is concluded as follows: 

r\ ui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre 
^ in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, 
per omnia saecula saeculorum. 

R. Amen. 

V. Requiem seternam dona eis, 
Domine. 

R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. 

V. Requiescant in pace. 
R. Amen. 



OFFICE OF THE DEAD 377 

of all the saints, that Thou wouldst 
receive them into Thy company in 
the fruition of eternal bliss. 
Through Our Lord, etc. 

FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED 

Q God, the Creator and Redeemer 
of all the faithful departed, give 
to the souls of Thy servants, men and 
women, the remission of all their 
sins, that, by pious supplications, 
they may obtain the pardon which 
they have always desired. Who 
livest and reignest for ever. 
R. Amen. 



TX7ho livest and reignest with God 

the Father, in the unity of the 

Holy Ghost, God, world without end. 

R. Amen. 

V. Grant them eternal rest, O 
Lord. 

R. And let perpetual light shine 
on them. 

V. May they rest in peace. 

R. Amen. 



378 THE BURIAL SERVICE 

THE BURIAL SERVICE 

The Priest, meeting the Corpse and sprinkling 
it with Holy Water, recites as follows: 

Ant. gi iniquitates observaveris, 

Domine, Domine, quis 

sustinebit ? 

Psalm cxxix, " De Profundis " 

(page 366). 

While the Corpse is being carried to the Chapel, 
the Priest thus continues: 

Ant. Exultabunt Domino ossa 
humiliata. 

Psalm 1, "Miserere mei, Deus" 
(page 344). 

Having entered the Chapel, the following Re- 
sponsory is said: 

Subvenite sancti Dei, occurrite 
angeli Domini, suscipientes animam 
ejus, offerentes earn in conspectu 
Altissimi. 

V. Suscipiat te Christus, qui vo- 
cavit te ; et in sinum Abrahae angeli 
deducant te. Suscipientes animam 
ejus. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona ei 
Domine. 

R. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. 



THE BURIAL SERVICE 379 

Offerentes earn in conspectu Altis- 
simi. 

Come to her assistance, all ye 
saints of God: meet her, all ye 
angels of the Lord, receiving her 
soul, presenting it in the sight of 
the Most High. 

V. May Christ receive thee, Who 
has called thee, and may the angels 
conduct thee into Abraham's bosom. 

Receiving her soul. 

V. Eternal rest give to her, O 
Lord. 

R. And let perpetual light shine 
upon her. 

Offering it in the sight of the 
Most High. 

(The Office of the Dead is then re- 
cited, if circumstances permit.) 

After the celebration of Holy Mass, the follow- 
ing prayers are said: 

"KTon intres in judicium cum servo 
tuo, Domine, quia nullus apud te 
justificabitur homo, nisi per te om- 
nium peccatorum ei tribuatur re- 
missio. Non ergo eum, quaesumus, 



380 THE BURIAL SERVICE 

tua judicialis sententia premat, quern 
tibi vera supplicatio fidei Chris- 
tianas commendat: sed gratia tua 
illi succurrente, mereatur evadere 
judicium ultionis, qui dum viveret, 
insignitus est signaculo sanctae Trini- 
tatis: qui vivis et regnas in saecula 
saeculorum. R. Amen. 

Tjinter not into judgment with Thy 
servant, O Lord, because no man 
shall be justified in Thy sight, ex- 
cept Thou grant him the remission 
of all his sins. Therefore we be- 
seech Thee not to let the sentence of 
Thy judgment fall heavy upon her, 
whom true supplication of Christian 
faith recommends to Thee: but 
may she deserve, by Thy assisting 
grace, to escape the sentence of 
condemnation, who whilst she lived 
was marked with the sign of the 
Holy Trinity; Who livest, etc. 
R. Amen. 

The Responsory 

Tibera me, Domine, de morte 
aeterna, in die ilia tremenda, 



THE BURIAL SERVICE 38 1 

quando coeli movendi sunt et terra: 
dum veneris judicare saeculum per 
ignem. 

V. Tremens factus sum ego, et 
timeo, dum disctissio venerit atque 
ventura ira. 

Quando coeli movendi sunt et 
terra. 

V. Dies ilia, dies irae, calamitatis 
et miseriae, dies magna et amara 
valde. Dum veneris judicare saecu- 
lum per ignem. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona ei, 
Domine, et lux perpetua luceat 
ei. 

R. Libera me, Domine, de morte 
aeterna, etc. 

Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, 
Kyrie eleison. 

Pater noster, etc., secreto. 

V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 

V. A porta inf eri. 

R. Erue, Domine, animam ejus. 

V. Requiescat in pace. 

R. Amen. 



382 THE BURIAL SERVICE 

V. Domine, exatidi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 
V. Dominus vobiscum. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

Oremus 

■pweus, cui proprium est misereri 
semper et parcere ; te supplices 
exoramus pro anima famuli tui N. 
quam hodie de hoc saeculo migrare 
jussisti : ut non tradas earn in manus 
inimici, neque obliviscaris in finem, 
sed jubeas earn a Sanctis angelis 
suscipi, et ad patriam paradisi per- 
duci: ut quia in te speravit et 
credidit, non pcenas inferni sus- 
tineat, sed gaudia aeterna possideat. 
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. 
R. Amen. 

r\ God, Whose property it is always 
to have mercy and to spare, we 
humbly beseech Thee for the soul 
of Thy servant N., which to-day 
Thou hast taken out of this world: 
not to deliver it into the hands of 



THE BURIAL SERVICE 383 

the enemy, nor to forget it forever; 
but to command the holy angels to 
receive it, and to conduct it to the 
heavenly country; that since it has 
believed and hoped in Thee, it may 
not suffer the pains of hell, but pos- 
sess eternal joys. Through Christ 
our Lord. R. Amen. 

Here the Corpse is carried to the Grave, and the 
following prayer is said: 

jn paradisum dedticant te angeli: 
in tuo adventu suscipiant te 
martyres, et perducant te in civi- 
tatem sanctam Jerusalem. Chorus 
angelorum te suscipiat, et cum 
Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam 
habeas requiem. 

lyray the angels conduct thee into 
paradise : may the martyrs re- 
ceive thee at thy coming, and lead 
thee into the holy city of Jerusalem. 
May the choir of angels receive thee, 
and mayest thou have eternal rest 
with Lazarus, who was formerly 
poor. 



384 THE BURIAL SERVICE 

Having come to the Grave, it is blessed by the 
following prayer: 

T\eus, cujus miseratione animae 
fidelium requiescunt, hunc tu- 
mulum benedicere dignare, eique 
angelum tuum sanctum deputa cus- 
todem; et quorum quarumque cor- 
pora hie sepeliuntur, animas eorum 
ab omnibus absolve vinculis delic- 
torum, ut in te semper cum Sanctis 
tuis sine fine laetentur. Per Chris- 
tum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. 

Q God, by Whose mercy the souls 
of the faithful find rest, vouch- 
safe to bless this grave, and depute 
Thy holy angel to guard it; and 
absolve the souls of all those whose 
bodies are buried here from all the 
bonds of sin, that they may always 
rejoice in Thee with Thy saints for 
ever. Through Christ our Lord. 
R. Amen. 

Here the Corpse and the Grave are sprinkled 
with Holy Water and are incensed. 

Ant. "Cigo sum resurrectio, et vita: 

qui credit in me, etiam si 

mortuus Merit, vivet; et omnis qui 



THE BURIAL SERVICE 385 

vivit, et credit in me, non morietur 
in aeternum. 

The Canticle of Zachary. Luke i. 
" Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel " 
(page 362). 

Ant. Ego sum, etc. 

Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, 
Kyrie eleison. Pater noster, etc., 
secreto. 

Here the Corpse is sprinkled with Holy Water. 

V. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

R. Sed libera nos a malo. 

V. A porta inf eri. 

R. Erue, Domine, animam ejus. 

V. Requiescat in pace. 

R. Amen. 

V. Domine, exaudi orationem 
meam. 

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. 

V. Dominus vobiscum. 

R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

Oremus 

■riac, quaesumus, Domine, hanc cum 

famula tua defuncta misericor- 

diam, ut factorum suorum in poenis 



386 THE BURIAL SERVICE 

non recipiat vicem, quae tuam in votis 
tenuit voluntatem; ut sicut hie earn 
vera fides junxit fidelium turmis, ita 
illic earn tua miseratio societ an- 
gelicis choris. Per Christum D6- 
minum nostrum. R. Amen. 

/^rant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 
this mercy to Thy servant de- 
parted, that she may not receive 
the punishment due to her sins, 
who was desirous to hold fast Thy 
will; and as here true faith united 
her to the company of the faithful, 
so may there Thy mercy unite her 
to the choirs of angels. Through 
Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 

V. Requiem aeternam dona ei, 
Domine. 

R. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. 

V. Requiescat in pace. 

R. Amen. 

V. Anima ejus, et animae omnium 
fidelium defunctorum per miseri- 
cordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. 

R. Amen. 



THE BURIAL SERVICE 387 

V. May her soul and the souls of 
all the faithful departed, through the 
mercy of God, rest in peace. R. 
Amen. 

Whilst returning from the Grave to the Convent, 
the following is said: 

Ant. Si iniquitates observaveris, 
Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit? 

Psalm cxxix, "DeProfundis " (page 
366). 



COMMEMORATIONS 



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COMMEMORATIONS 



COMMEMORATIONS 

i. jn this Office, when a Com- 
memoration is made of a 
Patron Saint, it should be at Vespers 
and Lauds, between the Prayer 
which follows the Antiphons of the 
Magnificat and Benedictus and the 
Commemoration of Saints, " Sancti 
Dei omnes," or " Ecce Dominus 
veniet." 

2. The Commemorations given for 
Lauds and Second Vespers are taken 
when the Commemoration of a saint, 
such as that of a founder of a Reli- 
gious Order, is of daily occurrence. 

3. These Commemorations are 
from the Roman Breviary. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. JOSEPH 
FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. "piece fidelis servus et pru- 
dens, quern constituit 
Dominus super familiam suam. 
V. Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus. 

R. Et justitia ejus manet in saecu- 
lum saeculi. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 

i. jn this Office, when a Com- 
memoration is made of a 
Patron Saint, it should be at Vespers 
and Lauds, between the Prayer 
which follows the Antiphons of the 
Magnificat and Benedictus and the 
Commemoration of Saints, " Sancti 
Dei omnes" or " Ecce Dominus 
venietr 

2. The Commemorations given for 
Lauds and Second Vespers are taken 
when the Commemoration of a saint, 
such as that of a founder of a Reli- 
gious Order, is of daily occurrence. 

3. These Commemorations are 
from the Roman Breviary. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. JOSEPH 
FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Toehold the faithful and wise 
steward whom the Lord 
set over his family. 

V. Glory and wealth shall be in 
his house. 

R. And his justice remains for 
ever and ever. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



LAUDS 

Ant. Tpse Jesus erat incipiens 
quasi annorum triginta, ut 
putabatur filius Joseph. 

V. Os justi meditabitur sapien- 
tiam. 

R. Et lingua ejus loquetur judi- 
cium. 

Oremus 

T\eus, qui ineffabili providentia bea- 
tum Joseph sanctissimae Geni- 
tricis tuae sponsum eligere dignatus 
es: praesta, quaesumus, ut quern 
protectorem veneramur in terris, in- 
tercessorem habere mereamur in 
coelis. 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. AUGUSTINE 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Q doctor optime, Ecclesiae 
Sanctae lumen, beate Au- 
gustine, divinae legis amator, depre- 
care pro nobis Filium Dei. 

V. Amavit eumDominus et orna- 
vit eum. 

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LAUDS 

Ant. a nd Jesus Himself was be- 
ginning about the age of 
thirty years, being (as it was sup- 
posed), the son of Joseph. 

V. The mouth of the just shall 
meditate wisdom. 

R. And his tongue shall speak 
judgment. 

Let us pray 

Q God, Who, in Thy wonderful 
providence, didst vouchsafe to 
choose blessed Joseph to be the 
spouse of Thy most holy Mother, 
grant, we beseech Thee, to us who 
venerate him as our protector on 
earth, to be found worthy of having 
him for our advocate in heaven. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. AUGUSTINE 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Q thou most excellent Doc- 
tor and light of the holy 
Church, St. Augustine, lover of divine 
law, pray for us to the Son of God. 

V. The Lord loved him and 
adorned him. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



R. Stolam gloriae induit eum. 

Oremus 
A desto supplicationibus nostris, 
omnipotens Deus, et quibus fidu- 
ciam sperandae pietatis indulges, in- 
tercedente beato Augustino, confes- 
sore tuo atque pontifice, consuetae 
misericordiae tribue benignus efifec- 
tum. Per Dominum, etc. 

LAUDS 

Ant. "puge, serve bone et fidelis; 
quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, 
supra multa te constituam, dicit 
Dominus. 

V. Justum deduxit Dominus per 
vias rectas. 

R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Q doctor optime, etc. 
As at First Vespers 

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R. He clothed him with a robe 
of glory. 

Let us pray 

(jive ear to our supplications, Al- 
mighty God, and, as Thou hast 
given us grace to trust in Thy loving- 
kindness, so, by the intercession of 
blessed Augustine, Thy confessor 
and bishop, grant us of Thy goodness 
the fruit of Thy accustomed mercy. 

LAUDS 

Ant. TTTell done, thou good and 
faithful servant; be- 
cause thou hast been faithful over 
a few things, I will place thee over 
many things, says the Lord, 

V. The just the Lord leadeth 
the righteous way. 

R. And showeth him the king- 
dom of God. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. r\ thou most excellent Doc- 
tor, etc. 

As at First Vespers 

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Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. BENEDICT 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. aimilabo eum viro sapienti, 
qui aedificavit domum suam 
supra petram. 

V. Amavit eum Dominus et orna- 
vit eum- 

R. Stolam gloriae induit eum. 

Oremus 
yntercessio nos qusesumus, Do- 
mine, beati Benedicti Abbatis 
commendet : ut quod nostris meritis 
non valemus, ejus patrocinio asse- 
quamur. 



LAUDS 

Ant. "puge, serve bone et fidelis; 
quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, 
supra multa te constituam: intra 
in gaudium Domini tui. 



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Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. BENEDICT 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. T liken him to the wise man, 
who built his house upon a 
rock. 

V. The Lord loved him and 
adorned him. 

R. He clothed him with a robe 
of glory. 

Let us pray 
T et the intercession of the blessed 
abbot, St. Benedict, we beseech 
Thee, O Lord, commend us unto 
Thee, that what by our own merits 
we are unworthy to receive, we may 
obtain by his patronage. 

LAUDS 

Ant. "Trrell done, thou good and 
faithful servant ; because 
thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, I will place thee over many 
things: enter thou into the joy of 
thy Lord. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



V. Justum deduxit Dominus per 
vias rectas. 

R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 
Ant. TTic vir despiciens mundum, 
et terrenatriumphans, divi- 
tias ccelo condidit ore, manu. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS 

SERAPHICUS 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Qtimilabo eum viro sapienti, 
qui aedificavit domum suam 
supra petram. 

V. Amavit eum Dominus et orna- 
vit eum. 

R. Stolam gloriae induit eum. 

Oremus 

T|eus, qui ecclesiam tuam beati 

Francisci meritis f oetu novae pro- 

lis amplificas; tribue nobis ex ejus 

imitatione terrena despicere, et 

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V. The just the Lord leadeth 
the righteous way. 

R. And showeth him the king- 
dom of God. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. mhis man, despising the 
world, and triumphing over 
terrestrial things, stored up treasures 
for heaven by word and deed. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS 

SERAPHICUS 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. T liken him to the wise man, 
who built his house upon 
a rock. 

V. The Lord loved him and 
adorned him. 

R. He clothed him with a robe 
of glory. 

Let us pray 

r\ God, Who, through the merits 

of blessed Francis, dost enlarge 

Thy Church by the progeny of a new 

spiritual family; grant unto us that, 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



coelestium donorum semper partici- 
patione gaudere. 

LAUDS 

Ant. "CUige, serve bone et fidelis; 
quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, 
supra multa te constituam; intra in 
gaudium Domini tui. 



V. Justum deduxit Dominus per 
vias rectas. 

R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. TTic vir, despiciens mundum 
et terrena triumphans, di- 
vitias coelo condidit ore, manu. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. CLARA 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. TTeni, sponsa Christi, accipe 
coronam, quam tibi Domi- 
nus praeparavit in aeternum. 

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by imitating him, we may despise 
terrestrial things, and ever rejoice 
in the participation of heavenly gifts. 

LAUDS 

Ant. YKTell done, thou good and 
faithful servant ; because 
thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, I will place thee over many 
things ; enter thou into the joy k of 
thy Lord. 

V. The just the Lord leadeth the 
righteous way. 

R. And showeth him the kingdom 
of God. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. rphis man, despising the 
world and triumphing over 
the things of earth, stored up treas- 
ures for heaven by word and deed. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. CLARA 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. /^lome, O spouse of Christ, ac- 
cept the crown which the Lord 
hath prepared for thee from eternity. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



V. Specie tua et pulchritudine tua. 

R. Intende, prospere procede, et 
regna. 

Oremus 

■ptamulos tuos, quaesumus Domine, 
beatae virginis tuae Clarae com- 
memorationem recensentes coeles- 
tium gaudiorum sua facias inter- 
ventione participes, et tui Unigeniti 
cohaeredes. 

LAUDS 

Ant. gimile est regnum ccelorum 

homini negotiatori quae- 

renti bonas margaritas : inventa una 

pretiosa, dedit omnia sua et com- 

paravit earn. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus 
in aeternum. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Veni, sponsa, etc. 

As at First Vespers 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds* Prayer as 

above 

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V. In thy comeliness and thy 

beauty. 

R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, 

and reign. 

Let us pray 

TTTe beseech Thee, O Lord, grant 
to Thy servants, who celebrate 
the commemoration of Thy holy 
virgin Clara, that, through her inter- 
cession, we may become partakers 
of the heavenly joys, and co-heirs 
of Thy only-begotten Son. 

LAUDS 

Ant. TUie kingdom of heaven is 
A like to a merchant seeking 
good pearls, who, when he had found 
one pearl of great price, sold all that 
he had, and bought it. 

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Come, O spouse, etc. 

As at First Vespers 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 

above 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. ELIZABETH 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. gimile est regnum coelorum 
homini negotiatori quaerenti 
bonas margaritas; inventa una pre- 
tiosa, dedit omnia sua et comparavit 
earn. 

V. Specie tua et pulchritudine 
tua. 

R. Intende, prospere precede, et 
regna. 

Oremus 
muorum corda fidelium, Deus 
miserator, illustra, et beatae Eli- 
zabeth precibus gloriosis fac nos 
prospera mundi despicere, et coelesti 
semper consolatione gaudere. 

LAUDS 

Ant. T\ate ei de fructu manuum 
suarum, et laudent earn in 
portis opera ejus. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis 
tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Prayer as above 

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COMMEMORATION OF ST. ELIZABETH 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. 'phe kingdom of heaven is 
like to a merchant seeking 
good pearls, who, when he had found 
one pearl of great price, sold all that 
he had, and bought it. 

V. In thy comeliness and thy 
beauty. 

R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, 

and reign. 

Let us pray 

"pmlighten, O God of compassion, 
the hearts of Thy faithful, and, 
through the glorious prayers of blessed 
Elizabeth, cause us to despise the 
good things of this world, and ever to 
delight in the consolations of heaven. 

LAUDS 

Ant. Q-ive her of the fruit of her 
hands and let her works 
praise her in the gates. 

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Prayer as above 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Tyranum suam aperuit inopi, 

et palmas suas extendit 

ad pauperem: et panem otiosa non 

comedit. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. DOMINIC 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Qimilabo eum viro sapienti, 
qui aedificavit domum suam 
supra petram. 

V. Amavit eum Dominus et orna- 
vit eum. 

R. Stolam gloriae induit eum. 

Oremus 

T\ens qui Ecclesiam tuam beati 
Dominici confessoris tui illu- 
minari dignatus es meritis et doc- 
trinis; concede, et ejus intercessione 
temporalibus non destituatur auxiliis, 
et spiritualibus semper proficiat in- 
crements. 

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SECOND VESPERS 

Ant ghe hath opened her hand to 

the needy, and stretched 

out her hands to the poor ; and hath 

not eaten her bread idle. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. DOMINIC 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. T liken him to the wise man, 
who built his house upon 
a rock. 

V. The Lord loved him and 
adorned him. 

R. He clothed him with a robe of 
glory. 

Let us pray 

Q God, Who hast vouchsafed to 
enlighten Thy Church by the 
merits and teaching of blessed 
Dominic, Thy confessor, grant that, 
through his intercession, it may not 
be left destitute of temporal assist- 
ance, and may continually advance 
in spiritual growth. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



LAUDS 

Ant. "puge, serve bone et fidelis; 
quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, 
supra multa te constituam ; intra in 
gaudium Domini tui. 



V. Justum deduxit Dominus per 
vias rectas. 

R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei. 
Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. JJic vir despiciens mundum, 
et terrena triumphans, divi- 
tias coelo condidit ore, manu. 
Versicle and Response as at Lauds 

Oremus 
T\eus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati 
Dominici confessoris tui illumi- 
nari dignatus es meritis et doctrinis ; 
concede, ut ejus intercessione tem- 
poralibus non destituatur auxiliis, et 
spiritualibus semper proficiat incre- 
mentis. 

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LAUDS 

Ant. "TXTell done, thou good and 

faithful servant ; because 

thou hast been faithful over a few 

things, I will place thee over many 

things; enter thou into the joy of 

thy Lord. 

V. The just the Lord leadeth 

the righteous way. 

R. And showeth him the kingdom 

of God. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. iphis man despising the 
world and triumphing over 
terrestrial things, stored up treasures 
for heaven by word and deed. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who hast vouchsafed to 
enlighten Thy Church by the 
merits and teaching of blessed 
Dominic, Thy confessor, grant that, 
through his intercession, it may not 
be left destitute of temporal assist- 
ance, and may continually advance 
in spiritual growth. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS DE 

SALES 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Q doctor optime, Ecclesiae 
sanctae lumen, beate Fran- 
cisce, divinae legis amator, deprecare 
pro nobis Filium Dei, 

V. Amavit eum Dominus et orna- 
vit eum. 

R. Stolam gloriae induit eum. 

Oremus 

T^eus, qui ad animarum salutem 
beatum Franciscum conf essorem 
tuum atque pontificem omnibus 
omnia factum esse voluisti ; concede 
propitius, ut caritatis tuae dulcedine 
perfusi, ejus dirigentibus monitis, ac 
suffragantibus meritis, aeterna gaudia 
consequamur. 



LAUDS 

Ant. Tjiuge, serve bone et fidelis; 
quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, 
supra multa te constituam, dicit 
Dominus. 

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COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS DE 

SALES 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. Q Thou most excellent doc- 
tor and light of the holy 
Church, St. Francis, lover of divine 
law, pray for us to the Son of God. 

V. The Lord loved him and 
adorned him. 

R. He clothed him with a robe of 

glory. 

Let us pray 

Q God, by Whose gracious will, 
the blessed Francis, Thy con- 
fessor and bishop, became all things 
unto all men for the saving of their 
souls; mercifully grant that, being 
filled with the sweetness of Thy love, 
we may, directed by his counsels, 
and aided by his merits, attain unto 
the joys of the life everlasting. 

LAUDS 

Ant. "\T7ell done, thou good and 
faithful servant; because 
thou hast been faithful over a few 
things, I will place thee over many 
things, says the Lord. 

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COMMEMORATIONS 



V. Justum dediixit Dominus per 
vias rectas. 

R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Q doctor optime, Ecclesiae 
sanctae lumen, beate Fran- 
cisce, divinae legis amator, deprecare 
pro nobis Filium Dei, 



Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. JANE 
FRANCES FREMIOT DE CHANTAL 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. gimile est regnum coelorum 

homini negotiatori quae- 

renti bonas margaritas : inventa una 

pretiosa, dedit omnia sua, et com- 

paravit earn. 

V. Specie tua et pulchritudine 
tua. 

R. Intende, prospere procede, et 
regna. 

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V. The just the Lord leadeth 
the righteous way. 

R. And showeth him the kingdom 
of God. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Q thou most excellent 
teacher, light of the holy 
Church, St. Francis, lover of the 
divine law, pray for us to the Son of 
God. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. JANE 
FRANCES FREMIOT DE CHANTAL 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. T^he kingdom of heaven is 
like to a merchant seeking 
good pearls, who, when he had 
found one pearl of great price, sold 
all that he had, and bought it. 

V. In thy comeliness and thy 
beauty. 

R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, 
and reign. 

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Oremus 
r\mnipotens et misericors Deus, 
qui beatam Joannam Franciscan 
tuo amore succensam admirabili 
spiritus fortitudine per omnes vitae 
semitas in via perfectionis donasti, 
quique per illam illustrare Ecclesiam 
tuam nova prole voluisti, ejus men- 
tis et precibus concede, ut qui infirmi- 
tatis nostras conscii de tua virtute 
confidimus, ccelestis gratiae auxilio 
cuncta nobis adversantia vincamus. 



LAUDS 

Ant. irvate ei de fructu manuum 
suarum, et laudent earn in 
portis opera ejus. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in 
aeternum. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. "jyranum suam aperuit inopi, 
et palmas suas extendit 

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Let us pray 

A lmighty and merciful God, Who, 
inflaming blessed Jane Frances 
with Thy love, didst endow her with a 
marvelous fortitude of spirit to pur- 
sue the way of perfection in all the 
duties of life, and wast pleased 
through her to enrich Thy Church 
with a new family; grant, through 
her merits and intercession, that we, 
knowing our own weakness, and 
trusting in Thy strength, may, by 
the gift of Thy heavenly grace, over- 
come all things that oppose us. 

LAUDS 

Ant. Q-ive her of the fruit of her 
hands, and let her works 
praise her in the gates. 

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. ghe hath opened her hand to 
the needy, and stretched 

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ad pauperem, et panem otiosa non 

comedit. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. VINCENT DE 

PAUL 
Antiphon, Versicle, and Response at First 
Vespers, Lauds, and Second Vespers are the 
same as for the Commemoration of St. Dominic 
Oremus 

T^eus, qui ad evangelizandum pau- 
peribus et ecclesiastici ordinis 
decorem promovendum beatum Vin- 
centium apostolica virtute roborasti, 
praesta quaesumus, ut cujus pia 
merita veneramur virtutum quoque 
instruamur exemplis. 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. ANGELA 

MERICI 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. TTeni, sponsa Christi, accipe 
coronam, quam tibi Domi- 
nus praeparavit in aeternum. 

V. Specie tua et pulchritudine tua. 

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out her hands to the poor, and hath 
not eaten her bread idle. 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 
above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. VINCENT DE 
PAUL 

Antiphon, Versicle, and Response at First 
Vespers, Lauds, and Second Vespers are the 
same as for the Commemoration of St. Dominic 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who didst strengthen 
w blessed Vincent with apostolic 
power to preach the Gospel to the 
poor, and advance the honor of the 
ecclesiastical order; grant, we be- 
seech Thee, that, as we venerate 
his merits of charity, so we may be 
instructed by the many examples of 
his virtues. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. ANGELA 

MERICI 

FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. pome, O spouse of Christ, 
accept the crown which the 
Lord hath prepared for thee from 
eternity. 

V. In thy comeliness and thy 
beauty. 

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R. Intende, prospere procede, et 
regna. 

Oremus 

T\ens y qui novum per beatam Ange- 
lam sacrarum virginum colle- 
gium in Ecclesia tua florescere vo- 
luisti: da nobis ejus intercessione 
angelicis moribus vivere, ut terrenis 
omnibus abdicatis, gaudiis perfrui 
mereamur aeternis. 

LAUDS 

Ant. gimile est regnum coelorum 
homini negotiatori quaerenti 
bonas margaritas: inventa una pre- 
tiosa, dedit omnia sua et comparavit 
earn. 

V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis 
tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus 
in sternum. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Veni, sponsa, etc. 

As at First Vespers 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 

above 

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R. Go forth, proceed prosper- 
ously, and reign. 

Let us pray 

Q God, Who through the blessed 
Angela didst cause a new com- 
munity of sacred virgins to flourish 
in Thy Church; grant that, through 
her intercession, we may live in an 
angelic manner, and, renouncing all 
earthly things, be found worthy to 
enjoy those that are eternal. 

LAUDS 

Ant. *phe kingdom of heaven is 

like to a merchant seeking 

good pearls, who, when he had found 

one pearl of great price, sold all that 

he had, and bought it. 

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy 
lips. 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Prayer as above 
SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. Come, O spouse, etc. 

As at First Vespers 

Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as 

above 

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COMMEMORATION OF ST. URSULA AND 

HER COMPANIONS 

VESPERS AND LAUDS 

Ant. "prudentes virgines, aptate 
vestras lampades : ecce 
sponsus venit, exite obviam ei. 

V. Adducentur Regi virgines post 
earn. 

R. Proximae ejus afferentur tibi. 

Oremus 

T\a nobis, quaesumus, Domine Deus 
noster, sanctarum virginum et 
martyrum tuarum Ursulae et socia- 
rum ejus palmas incessabili devo- 
tione venerari : ut, quas digna mente 
non possumus celebrare, humilibus 
saltern frequentemus obsequiis. 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS OF 

ASSISP 

FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. "Despice beate Francisce, de 
excelso ccelorum habita- 

1 This commemoration and those that follow 
are peculiar to some Religious Orders, which 

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COMMEMORATION OF ST. URSULA AND 

HER COMPANIONS 

VESPERS AND LAUDS 

Ant. xre wise virgins, prepare your 
lamps: behold the Bride- 
groom cometh, go forth to meet Him. 

V. After her shall virgins be 
brought unto the King. 

R. Her companions shall be 
brought unto Thee. 

Let us pray 

/^irant us grace, we beseech Thee, 
O Lord our God, to commemo- 
rate with unceasing devotion the 
glorious triumphs of Thy holy mar- 
tyrs, Ursula and her companions: 
that whereas, by the feebleness of 
our nature, we can not duly celebrate 
their memory, we may at least honor 
them with humble service. 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS OF 

ASSISI 

FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS 

Ant. T ook down, St. Francis, from 
the blissful heights of 



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culo et deprecare pro populo tuo, 
populo, quem elegisti, ut serviat 
coram te omni tempore in ministerio 
sanctuarii Domini. 

V. Signasti, Domine, servum 
tuum Franciscum. 

R. Signis redemptions nostras. 
Oremus 
T\eus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati 
Francisci meritis f oetu novae pro- 
lis amplificas, tribue nobis ex ejus 
imitationeterrena despicere etcoeles- 
tium donorum semper participatione 
gaudere. Per Dominum, etc. 



LAUDS 

Ant. "perfice, Pater Seraphice, vi- 
neam, quam plantavit dex- 
tera tua, et exaudi preces filiorum 
tuorum. 

Versicle, Response, and Prayer as above 

are privileged to use them, and for this reason 
they are here inserted. They differ in special 
parts from the commemorations of the same 
saints, as given previously, and as found in the 
Roman Breviary. 

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heaven, and pray for thy people: 
pray for the children thou hast 
chosen, that they may ever serve 
before thee in the service of the 
sanctuary of the Lord. 

V. Thou hast signed, O Lord, 
Thy servant Francis ; 

R. With the sign of our redemption. 
Let us pray 

Q God, Who, through the merits of 
St. Francis, dost enlarge Thy 
Church by the progeny of a new 
off spring : grant unto us that, by im- 
itating him, we may despise the 
things of this world, and be blessed 
in the perpetual enjoyment of Thy 
heavenly gifts. Through Our Lord. 

LAUDS 

Ant. "perfect, O Seraphic Father, 
the vineyard which thy 
right hand hath planted and hear the 
prayers of thy children. 

Versictey Response, and Prayer as above 



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COMMEMORATION OF ST. CLARA 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. aalve, sponsa Dei, virgo, sacra 
planta Minorum; tu vas 
munditiae, tu praevia forma soro- 
rum; Clara, tuis precibus due nos 
ad regna polorum. 

V. Specie tua et pulchritudine 
tua. 

R. Intende, prospere procede, et 
regna. 

Oremus 
"Ciamulos tuos, qusesumus Domine, 
beatae virginis tuae Clarae votivam 
commemorationem recensentes, coe- 
lestium gaudiorum sua facias inter- 
ventione participes et tui Unigeniti 
cohaeredes, qui tecum vivit, etc. 



LAUDS 

Ant. "vrovum sidus emicuit, candor 
lucis apparuit, lux clarita- 
tis adf uit, coeli splendor enituit ; nam 
lux, quae lucem influit, Claram 
clarere voluit. 

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COMMEMORATION OF ST. CLARA 
FIRST VESPERS 

Ant. TTail, spouse of God, virgin, 
sacred plant of the Order 
of St. Francis, thou vessel of purity, 
thou bright model of the Sisters : St. 
Clara, lead us, through thy prayers, 
to the kingdom of heaven. 

V. In thy comeliness and thy 
beauty. 

R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, 
and reign. 

Let us pray 

TTTe beseech Thee, O Lord, grant 
that Thy servants, who cele- 
brate the commemoration of Thy 
virgin, St. Clara, may, through her 
intercession, become partakers of 
the heavenly joys and co-heirs of 
Thy only begotten Son, Who liveth 
and reigneth, etc. 

LAUDS 

Ant. A new star shines forth 
[sprung out], a brilliant 
light has appeared; light of bright- 
ness [clearness] came; the splen- 
dor of heaven burst forth; for the 

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V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis. 

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus 
in aeternum. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Antiphon and Prayer as at First Vespers. Ver- 

side and Response as at Lauds 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS DE 

SALES 

BOTH VESPERS 

Ant. T> eplevit sanctum Franciscum 
Dominus spiritu intelligen- 
tiae, et ipse fluenta doctrinae minis- 
travit populo Dei. 

V. Ora pro nobis, beate Pater 
Francisce, 

R. Ut digni efficiamur promis- 
sionibus Christi. 

Oremus 

T)eus, qui ad animarum salutem 
beatum Franciscum, confes- 
sorem tuum atque pontificem, om- 
nibus omnia factum esse voluisti, 

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light, which flows in upon light, 
willed to glorify Clara, 

V. Grace is poured abroad in thy 
lips; 

R. Therefore hath God blessed 
thee for ever. 

Prayer as above 

SECOND VESPERS 

Antiphon and Prayer as at First Vespers. Ver- 

sicle and Response as at Lauds 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. FRANCIS DE 

SALES 

BOTH VESPERS 

Ant. ^fhe Lord filled St. Francis 
with the spirit of knowl- 
edge, and he himself from the foun- 
tain of his doctrine supplied the 
people of God. 

V. Pray for us, O blessed Father 
Francis, 

R. That we may be made worthy 
of the promises of Christ. 

Let us pray 

Q God, by Whose gracious will the 

blessed Francis, Thy confessor 

and bishop, became all things unto 

all men for the saving of their souls ; 

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concede propitius, ut caritatis tuae 
dulcedine perfusi, ejus dirigentibus 
monitis ac suffragantibus meritis 
aeterna gaudia consequamur. Per 
Dominum, etc. 

LAUDS 

Ant. r\ oliva fructifera in domo 

Dei, beate Francisce, ar- 

dens caritate, coruscans miraculis, 

fac nos ejus qua frueris lucis suavi- 

tatisque participes. 

Versicle, Response, and Prayer as above 



COMMEMORATION OF ST. JANE 
FRANCES DE CHANTAL 

BOTH VESPERS 

Ant. -pirat haec in omnibus famo- 
sissima, quoniam timebat 
Deum valde, nee erat qui loqueretur 
de ilia verbum malum. 

V. Complacuit Domino in te. 

R. Et gaudebit super te Deus 
tuus. 

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mercifully grant that, being filled 
with the sweetness of Thy love, we 
may, through the guidance of his 
counsels and by the aid of his merits, 
attain unto the joys of the life ever- 
lasting. Through Our Lord. 

LAUDS 

Ant. Q fruitful olive in the House 
of God! Blessed Francis, 
all aglow with the fire of charity and 
scintillating with the brilliancy of 
thy miracles, make us worthy of 
participating in the light and the 
sweetness which thou dost enjoy. 

Versicle, Response, and Prayer as above 

COMMEMORATION OF ST. JANE 
FRANCES DE CHANTAL 

BOTH VESPERS 

Ant. Qhe was held in the highest 
esteem by all, because she 
feared God greatly ; nor did any one 
speak an evil word of her. 

V. The Lord was well pleased in 
thee. 

R. And thy God rejoiced on ac- 
count of thee. 

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Oremus 

/*\mnipotens et misericors Deus, 
qui beatam Joannam Francis- 
cam tuo amore succensam admira- 
bili spiritus fortitudine per omnes 
vitae semitas in via perfections do- 
nasti, quique per illam illustrare 
Ecclesiam tuam nova prole voluisti, 
ejus meritis et precibus concede, ut 
qui infirmitatis nostras conscii de tua 
virtute confidimus, coelestis gratiae 
auxilio cuncta nobis adversantia vin- 
camus. Per Dominum, etc. Amen. 



LAUDS 

Ant. "oecit quod placuit Deo, et 
fortiter ivit in via, quam 
mandavit illi propheta magnus et 
fidelis in conspectu Dei. 

V. Os suum aperuit sapientiae. 

/?. Et lex clementiae in lingua 
ejus. 

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Let us pray 

A lmighty and merciful God, Who 
didst bestow upon St. Jane Fran- 
ces, inflamed as she was with love 
of Thee, through all the walks of her 
life, a wonderful fortitude of spirit 
in the pursuit of perfection, and didst 
will to glorify Thy Church through 
her by means of a new spiritual 
family; we beseech Thee, grant that 
through her merits and prayers, we, 
conscious of our own weakness and 
relying on Thy strength, may, with 
the help of heavenly grace, over- 
come all obstacles to our salvation. 
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

LAUDS 

Ant. Qhe did what was pleasing 
to God, and walked coura- 
geously in the way which the prophet 
— the great and faithful one — com- 
manded her, before the face of God. 

V. She opened her mouth to 
wisdom. 

R. And the law of mildness was 
on her tongue. 

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Prayer as above 
For the Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal 
(August 21) the Antiphon, Versicle, and 
Response are as follows for the First Vespers 

Ant. T)6mine, qui habes omnium 
scientiam, tu scis quod 

nunquam laetata sit ancilla tua nisi 

in te, Domine Deus. 

V. Sitivit in te anima mea, 

R. Quam multipliciter tibi caro 

mea. 

Prayer as above 
At Lauds: Ant." Fecit," etc. V. " Os suum," 

etc. 

At Second Vespers: Ant. u Erat haec" etc. 

V. " Complacuity" etc. 



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Prayer as above 
For the Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal 
{August 21) the Antiphon, Versicle, and 
Response are as follows for the First Vespers 

Ant. T ord, Thou dost possess all 
knowledge and Thou know- 
est that Thy servant found no other 
pleasure than in Thee, Lord God. 

V. For Thee my soul hath thirsted. 

R. For Thee, my flesh, O how 
many ways! 

Prayer as above 
At Lauds : Ant. " Fecit" etc. V. " Os suum," 

etc. 

At Second Vespers: Ant. u Erat haec" etc. 

V. " Complacuit" etc. 



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